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2. Units of paper quantity - Wikipedia

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   15 reams of paper. A ream of paper is a quantity of sheets of the same size and quality. International standards organizations define the ream as 500 identical sheets. [1] [2] [Note 2] This ream of 500 sheets (20 quires of 25 sheets) is also known as a 'long' ream, and is gradually replacing the old value of 480 sheets, now known as a 'short' ream.

3. Grammage - Wikipedia

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   For example, a 500-sheet ream of 20# 8 + 1 ⁄ 2-by-11-inch (216 by 279 mm) copy paper may be specified "10 M". 1000 cut sheets (or two reams) will weigh 10 lb (4.5 kg), half of the four reams of cut paper resulting from the 20# basis ream of 17-by-22-inch (432 by 559 mm) paper.

4. Carbonless copy paper - Wikipedia

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   Operation. [] Carbonless copy paper consists of sheets of paper that are coated with micro-encapsulated dye or ink or a reactive clay. The back of the first sheet is coated with micro-encapsulated dye (referred to as a Coated Back or CB sheet). The lowermost sheet is coated on the top surface with a clay that quickly reacts with the dye to form ...

5. Onionskin - Wikipedia

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   Note the translucency in the upper right corner, where the red library stamp on the obverse is visible. Onionskin or onion skin is a thin, lightweight, strong, often translucent paper, [1] named for its resemblance to the thin skins of onions. [2] It was usually used with carbon paper for typing duplicates in a typewriter, for permanent records ...

6. Special fine paper - Wikipedia

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   Copy paper. Copy paper is used for copying and laser printers. The basis weight is 70-90 g/m 2 (approximately 18-24 lb) and ISO brightness 80-96%. It is made of 90–100% virgin chemical pulp or 100% deinked pulp with total pigment content of 10-15%. The most important quality is smooth run in a copying machine / printer and good dimensional ...

7. Paper - Wikipedia

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   Paper. Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.