paper ticket

Printed entry pass

A paper ticket is a physical document granting admission, passage, or authorization—as opposed to digital alternatives stored on phones or computers.

The term emerged as electronic ticketing became standard: The airline still offers paper tickets for an extra fee.

Once redundant, since all tickets were paper, it now distinguishes the tangible from the virtual.

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physical · watermark · will call · raffle · perforation · tear off · punch hole · collector · coupon · rain check · serial number · counterfoil · souvenir · document · print at home · cardstock · voucher · torn

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paper tickete-ticket

Paperless travel document

digital ticket · mobile ticket · QR code · email confirmation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G