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paper definition - telecom
A flexible material consisting of thin, flat, felted sheets made of pulped wood, rags, or other fibrous materials laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension. Applications for paper include packaging, structural material, fabric substitute, and wall coverings. In days of yore, before the paperless office, people actually wrote and printed words and drew images on paper. See also paperless office.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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