ink and paper
Journalist's basic tools
Ink and paper refers to physical written or printed documents, as opposed to digital formats.
The phrase emphasizes tangible, permanent form: I need to see this agreement in ink and paper before I sign.
Often used to stress authenticity, formality, or the desire for something concrete rather than electronic.
- sketchpadPaper pad for drawings
- scrollsRolled written records
- penInk-filled writing tool
- printing pressMechanical text reproduction device
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
parchment · fountain pen · ballpoint pen · pen and ink · manuscript · love letter · typesetting · codex · notebook · legal pad · writing desk · quill · origami · lithography · bookbinding · vellum · diary · pamphlet
historical era/technology generation
ink and paperdigital age
Epoch of computerized life
electronic media · cyberspace · computers · smartphones · tablets
paper, inks, inked, inking, inky, inkwell, papers, papered, papering