It's exiting to learn something new everyday. Over 100 Billion emails are sent and received every day. But, many of us have no idea of what is Cc and Bcc which we use in email for day-to-day and Business conversations.
Cc stands for Carbon Copy.
Bcc stands for Blind Carbon Copy.
Carbon Copy is the term which is used when we duplicate any original data. This is the reason we ask "Carbon Paper" for the Blue Ink paper which is bought in Stationery for duplicating any receipts or mutual agreements.
When you compose any email there are totally five fields you need to be aware of.
1. To - Email of the intended Person(s) you would like to send the message.
2. Cc - Email of other Person(s) for reference.
3. Bcc - Email of other Person(s) for reference.
4. Subject - Three to four word summary of what the email is all about.
5. Body - Message area.
Whole email is shared to the persons listed in To, Cc and Bcc sections but the one who is listed in To and Cc has no idea of who is listed in Bcc. That is the reason it is Blind Carbon Copy. If there are multiple persons listed in Bcc, Even they will not know if anyone else is also listed in Bcc. Though the persons in Bcc cannot see others who are in Bcc, they can clearly figure out the list in To and Cc.
-- Sandeep Kumar Gangisetty
Nice. Informative blog.
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