paperless
No printed documents
Paperless describes systems or processes that eliminate paper documents in favor of digital alternatives: a paperless office, paperless billing.
The term emerged with computing but gained momentum as environmental concerns made reducing paper use desirable.
Going paperless promises efficiency and sustainability, though the fully paperless office remains more aspiration than reality for most workplaces.
Systematic visual examination
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- e-documentsElectronic versions of paperwork
- e-signatureElectronic consent mark
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
sync · upload · download · e-filing · OCR · searchable · metadata · folders
Stored on remote servers
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- appsMobile software, briefly
- automationSelf-operating system design
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
online · virtual · connectivity · mobile · tablet · smartphone · SaaS · integration
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- greenColor of vegetation
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
deforestation · recycling · renewable · environmental · eco-conscious · carbon-neutral · ecological
Professional work location
- workflowSequential task progression
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- automationSelf-operating system design
- productivityOutput relative to input
efficiency · time-saving · cost-effective · collaboration · e-forms · invoicing
Freed from unnecessary items
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- tidyFree from clutter
- organizedSystematically arranged
uncluttered · orderly · simplified · neat · spacious · sorted · systematic · consolidated
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- e-documentsElectronic versions of paperwork
- e-signatureElectronic consent mark
backup · sync · upload · download · e-filing · OCR · searchable · metadata · folders · encryption
cloud-based
Stored on remote servers
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- appsMobile software, briefly
- automationSelf-operating system design
electronic · online · virtual · connectivity · mobile · tablet · smartphone · SaaS · integration · platform
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- greenColor of vegetation
zero-waste · deforestation · recycling · renewable · environmental · eco-conscious · carbon-neutral · ecological
office
Professional work location
- workflowSequential task progression
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- automationSelf-operating system design
productivity · efficiency · time-saving · cost-effective · collaboration · e-forms · invoicing
decluttered
Freed from unnecessary items
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- tidyFree from clutter
organized · uncluttered · orderly · simplified · neat · spacious · sorted · systematic · consolidated · centralized
- ticketingticket sales, box office, ticket agent, ticket agents, ticket booth
- electronic filinge-file, tax returns, court filings, PDF, digital signatures
- policy discountsbundling, safe driver, loyalty, homeowner, senior
- waste reductionreuse, recycle bin, refill, upcycle, downcycle
- IT modernizationdigital transformation, system integration, DevOps, digital strategy, cloud computing
- Digitaldigital, computerized, digitized, bit, byte
paperlesstraditional
Following long-held customs
analog · analogue · manual · old-fashioned · conventional
- paperless officeFully electronic document environment
paper, newspaper, papers, newspapers, paperback, wallpaper, paperwork, papyrus, papery