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title: "What is the difference between the copy and mutableCopy?"  
description: "What is the difference between the copy and mutableCopy?"  
author: "Sunil Singh"  
published: 2015-04-27  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is the difference between the copy and mutableCopy?

**Copy returns** an immutable (can't be modified) copy of the array.**mutableCopy** returns a mutable (can be modified) copy of the array.\

## Answers

### Answer by Sunil Singh

**Copy returns** an immutable (can't be modified) copy of the array.**mutableCopy** returns a mutable (can be modified) copy of the array.\


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