second-generation copy

Definition: An image or recording which is a copy of a first-generation copy. * The first copy of an original is first-generation: copies made from this copy retain and may increase any defects of the first copy. * Generally applied to analogue copies: digital copies are, on the whole, free from generational decay in quality.

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