What does CC mean for emails? We explain the abbreviation

E-mails are the most "classic" way in digital communication. This includes terms that still hark back to the time long before the Internet. Our guide explains what CC means for emails.

Simply: with CC, an additional recipient is informed about the email.

The email has long since ceased to be unrivaled, as it has been readily replaced, especially in private life, by social media and messengers such as WhatsApp.

What does CC mean in emails and how is it used?

CC is the acronym of "carbon copy". This is a so-called carbon copy, with which paper documents such as letters could be easily copied.

• In relation to e-mails, CC stands for a copy. This is directed to an additional recipient in addition to the main recipient.
• You can see this in common email clients in the destination selection: There, "CC" exists as the first option after "To" or "To".
• CC recipients usually do not have to respond to the mail, because they are not addressed directly. Sie sollen die E-Mail trotzdem erhalten, und zwar aufgrund der darin enthaltenen Informationen.

Üblich sind CC-Mails vor allem im Berufsleben, zum Beispiel bei Vorgesetzten, die auf diese Weise am Austausch ihrer Mitarbeiter teilhaben können.