CC and BCC in email

 

CC means Carbon Copy. If you want to send same copy of your email to many person then you can use this field. You don't need to put all the email addresses in the 'To' field but the email address will be appeared to others as well. For example, if you CC roy@xyz.com and rob@xyz.com on an email, Roy will know that Rob also received the email, while Rob will know that Roy also received the email.

BCC means Blind Carbon Copy. This works as same as CC but the only difference is that other's email address will not be displayed to the recipients. So the recipient will not be aware of the fact that whom have got the same email. For example, if you BCC roy@xyz.com and rob@xyz.com on an email, Roy will not know that Rob also received the email, while Rob will not know that Roy also received the email. So the BCC list is secret – no one can see this list.

In case of reply, all the CC users will receive the reply email but in BCC only the original sender will receive the email.

The term comes form Carbon Paper. In old days, carbon papers were placed between two pieces of paper and while writing in top paper, the copy of writing was placed in second paper by the ink of carbon paper. As a result, a duplicate copy of document can be obtained. In CC or BCC a copy of original email is sent to others.
The To and CC fields work similarly but it is better to use CC in formal email.

PDF: What is PDF

PDF means Portable Document Format. It is a standard for document exchange. Adobe Systems is creator of this file format in 1993. Adobe cofounder John Warnock launched the paper-to-digital revolution with an idea he called The Camelot Project. Camelot’s goal was to give organizations the tools needed to "capture documents from any application, send electronic versions of these documents anywhere, and view and print these documents on any machines." PDF is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software,  hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. Adobe Systems invented PDF technology to smooth the process of moving text and graphics from publishers to printing-presses. PDF documents can be opened on any popular platform like Linux, Windows, Mac  and the  look will always be identical. PDF documents have a .pdf file extension. Now a days it is extensively used in magazine articles, product brochures, or flyers in which to preserve the original graphic appearance online.

You need PDF reader to read PDF file. There are many pdf reader available. Suppose Adobe Reader, PDF Reader, Nitro PDF Reader etc. and to create a PDF file you must need PDF writer like Adobe Acrobat Writer, PDF writer etc.

Initial release: June 15, 1993
Standard     ISO 32000-1