e-forms

Online submission documents

E-forms are electronic versions of documents that would traditionally be filled out on paper—tax forms, applications, registration documents, surveys.

The term emphasizes the digital format: Download the e-forms from the website, Submit your request using the e-forms portal.

Government agencies and businesses use e-forms to streamline data collection and reduce paperwork.

convenience

time-saving

Reducing required duration

paperless · remote · mobile-friendly · instant · autopopulate · prefill · reusable · real-time

digital-process

submission

Yielding to another's will

filing · upload · download · e-signature · authentication · verification · validation · autofill · dropdown · checkbox

sustainability

paperless

Using no printed materials

sustainable · conservation · modernization

technology

PDF

Fixed-layout document format

  • XMLStructured data markup language
  • HTMLWeb page code
  • APISoftware communication standard

database · software · encryption · integration · JavaScript · SaaS · backend · frontend · template · schema

accessibility

screen-reader

Converts display to audio

assistive · inclusive · captioning · readability · multilingual

Categories
Opposites
medium/format

e-formstraditional forms

Longstanding established practices

hardcopy

Family

reform, reforms, reformed, reformer, reforming, reformation, deform, deformed, deformity

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G