For, cc It is BCC there are three options for the recipient of an email. The main difference is in who gets to see the addresses of those who else received the message.
For: is the original recipient of the email. The message can be sent to more than one recipient, and everyone on that list will know who received the email.
Cc: acronym for the term "with copy". It is usually sent to someone who is interested but is not the primary recipient of the email. Everyone who receives this copy can see the address of who else received it.
Bcc: acronym for "blind copy". Despite also being a copy, the person receiving this email cannot see who else has received a copy of it.
| For | cc | BCC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| when is used | To send to the original recipient. | Sent to someone interested but not the primary recipient. | To send to someone interested, but when you don't want people to see who else received it. |
| Who sees the recipients | Everyone who receives this email gets to see who else received it. | Everyone can see. | Recipients cannot see the address of who else has been blind copied. |
| in English | To. | It comes from the English term “carbon copy” or “courtesy copy”. | In English, the term bcc is used: “blind carbon copy”. |
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See also about the difference between:
- Input and output devices
- hardware and software
- Computer measurement units kB, MB and GB
- HDTS, DVDRip, BDRip, HDTV and other video formats
