typing paper

Manuscript page stock

Typing paper is paper sized and weighted for use in typewriters, typically letter-sized sheets light enough to feed through the machine without jamming.

The term persists from the typewriter era, though such paper now serves general printing purposes: She bought a ream of typing paper for the office.

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letter size · IBM Selectric · flimsy · foolscap · carbon copy · correction fluid · white out · copy · recycled · inkjet · rough draft · hunt and peck · laser · secretarial · quarto · A4 · Underwood · printer

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paper weight and thickness

typing papercardstock

Rigid paper material

cardboard · cover stock · construction paper · mat board · chipboard

formality and finish quality

typing paperlinen paper

Durable flax-based writing material

cotton paper · letterhead · parchment · handmade paper · rag paper

intended use and function

typing papercarbon paper

Ink-coated duplicating sheet

tracing paper · graph paper · watercolor paper · photo paper · wrapping paper

Family

typing, paper, type, typed, types, typist, typewrite, typewriter, typewriting

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