Anyone who is on the Internet has probably already sent an email. You can also send emails to multiple recipients, but a few specific abbreviations always appear.

Because you can name a sender in different ways in an email. These different types are direct addressing, but also addressing as CC or BCC.

In this article we will briefly explain what these different markings mean and, above all, what they mean for the recipient, because there is not only a technical difference but also a characteristic difference.

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In short: When entering the addresses in an email to be written, you first choose how the respective recipient will be addressed. It is important to know at this point what types of recipients are available. Depending on the email client , the labels may be slightly different, but essentially they are all identical.

CC and BCC
CC and BCC

Is it a direct recipient who can and should also respond? Or should someone just take note of something and not actively participate? Let's break down what the abbreviations mean!

Email to...

The simplest version is direct addressing to an address. This means: This address represents the recipient(s) of the email. What is written in the email also applies to this person/s.

If the email requires a response, then this means the addresses that are mentioned directly.

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C.C.C

This is where it gets interesting: CC means “carbon copy”. Often abbreviated as just a copy, but there is more to it than just a simple copy. This is a type of digital copy.

Recipients who are registered as CC see the email just like the actual recipients. Everyone else also sees the addresses that are entered as CC. So so far there is no real difference to normal addressing, the difference here lies in the meaning.

The addresses in the CC are only written as “for your information”. Anyone who receives an email as a CC should, if possible, NOT respond or intervene directly in the correspondence, as they are not the direct recipient of the email. Reading along is encouraged and encouraged, nothing more.

BCC

This is where things get even more exciting: BCC means “blind carbon copy”. This area is also called blind copy. Anyone who receives an email as BCC sees the email just like everyone else. The difference, however, lies with all other recipients of this email, because, unlike the normal CC recipients, they do not know who (or whether anyone) is receiving the email as BCC.

These recipients also remain secret. This is important for those who also receive the email as BCC, because, even more strictly than with CC reception, they should not interfere with the course of the conversation. This is a real silent reading.

Use CC and BCC carefully

Therefore, when addressing, it is always important to keep in mind what role the recipients of an email play in the content. Data protection also plays a role here, as both normal recipients and CC recipients can see each other's addresses. You should always pay attention to whether this is really okay for the individual recipients.

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