scrambledcopy

noun
UK /ˈskræmbəldˌkɒpi/
US /ˈskræmbəldˌkɑːpi/

A scrambled copy is a copy of something that has been mixed up so the parts are not in the right order.

The teacher gave us a scrambled copy of the story and asked us to put the sentences back in order.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A duplicate of a document whose text or lines have been randomly rearranged, often used as a puzzle.

We solved the scrambled copy of the poem by numbering each line.

3. An imperfect reproduction in which details are confused or garbled.

The fax was a scrambled copy, so half the words were unreadable.

4. In computing, a duplicated file whose data blocks or characters have been disordered.

The corrupted download was just a scrambled copy of the original file.