What is considered as verbatim copying exactly? [closed]

Solution 1:

Verbatim means:

using exactly the same words as were originally used

From Cambridge English Dictionary

Hence it is also described as "word for word" (ie. the words in the copy or quotation are exactly the same as the words in the original). Nowadays, it is also known as "copy and paste" because of the editing operations in most editors/wordprocessors.

So your two examples are not verbatim copies because one is much longer than the other. A verbatim copy is the same length and contains the same words.

In other words, a verbatim copy of:

Investigate electrical or electronic failures

Would be

Investigate electrical or electronic failures