copy vs image

copy

verb
  • To place a copy of an object in memory for later use. 

  • To produce an object identical to a given object. 

  • To give or transmit a copy to (a person). 

  • To imitate. 

  • To receive a transmission successfully. 

noun
  • The text of newspaper articles. 

  • Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard. 

  • The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services. 

  • The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. 

  • A school work pad. 

  • A printed edition of a book or magazine. 

  • The result of gene or chromosomal duplication. 

  • An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality. 

  • The text that is to be typeset. 

  • A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy. 

image

verb
  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To create an image of. 

  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

noun
  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

How often have the words copy and image occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )