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car·bon pa·per

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. carbon paper, carbonnoun

    a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

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  1. carbon papernoun

    A sheet of paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.

Wikipedia

  1. Carbon paper

    Carbon paper (originally carbonic paper) consists of sheets of paper which create one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document when inscribed by a typewriter or ballpoint pen.

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  1. carbon paper

    Carbon paper is a type of paper coated on one side with a layer of a loosely bound dry ink or pigmented coating, typically bound with wax, used for making duplicates of written documents. When pressure is applied to the paper (such as through writing or typing), the coating transfers to the adjacent surface, duplicating the markings made on the top sheet.

Wikidata

  1. Carbon paper

    Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with a layer of a loosely bound dry ink or pigmented coating, usually bound with wax. It is used for making one or more copies simultaneous with the creation of an original document when using a typewriter or a ballpoint pen. Manufacturing of carbon paper was formerly the largest consumer of montan wax.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carbon paper in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carbon paper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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