General use:
* kopiert (most common, meaning "copied" in the sense of making a duplicate)
* übertragen (meaning "transferred," can be used for copying information)
Specific contexts:
* kopiert (when referring to physical copies, like a document)
* geschrieben (meaning "written," when referring to copying text)
* geklont (meaning "cloned," when referring to copying genetic material)
In the context of online communication:
* kopiert (meaning "copied," when referring to copying text or a link)
* geteilt (meaning "shared," when referring to sharing something that was copied)
Example sentences:
* Ich habe den Text kopiert. (I copied the text.)
* Die Datei wurde auf den neuen Computer übertragen. (The file was transferred to the new computer.)
* Ich habe die Kopie des Dokuments verloren. (I lost the copy of the document.)
* Das Bild wurde aus dem Internet kopiert. (The image was copied from the internet.)
The best translation will depend on the specific context and the nuance you are trying to convey.