Carbon paper

/kˈɑːbən pˈeɪpə/

/kˈɑːɹbən pˈeɪpɚ/

Carbon paper

thin paper with one side coated with a dark substance, put between two sheets of paper to copy everything that is being written or typed on it onto the sheet underneath

synonyms : carbon

Examples

1. The pills are wrapped in carbon paper and tape.

2. She worked 14 straight days using typewriters and carbon paper.

3. The amazing thing is she wrote that magazine on her office typewriter, typed through twice, using five sheets of carbon paper each time, and then distributed it to her friends, who passed it on to their friends and onto their friends.

4. And so, yes, so there was Edythe, typing onto carbon paper.

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