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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [BIC] A registered trademark for a series of opaque white correction liquids that are used to cover unwanted letters and smudges. Wite-Out® correction fluids were developed in 1966 through the | + | [BIC] A registered trademark for a series of opaque white correction liquids that are used to cover unwanted letters and smudges on paper. Wite-Out® correction fluids were developed in 1966 through the collaboration of George Kloosterhouse and Edwin Johanknecht. The early formulations were water-based; they dried slowly and were removable with a drop of water. In 1981, the company added a line of faster-drying, solvent-based fluids as well as a white adhesive film called Wite-Oout correction tape. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Wite-Out® Correction Fluid; Wite Out (sp); White Out (sp); white-out (generic); whiteout (generic) | + | Wite-Out® Correction Fluid; Wite-Out Correction tape; Wite Out (sp); White Out (sp); white-out (generic); whiteout (generic) |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | BIC Wite-Out: [ | + | * BIC Wite-Out: [https://us.bic.com/en_us Website] |
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wite-Out (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:12, 27 June 2022
Description
[BIC] A registered trademark for a series of opaque white correction liquids that are used to cover unwanted letters and smudges on paper. Wite-Out® correction fluids were developed in 1966 through the collaboration of George Kloosterhouse and Edwin Johanknecht. The early formulations were water-based; they dried slowly and were removable with a drop of water. In 1981, the company added a line of faster-drying, solvent-based fluids as well as a white adhesive film called Wite-Oout correction tape.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Wite-Out® Correction Fluid; Wite-Out Correction tape; Wite Out (sp); White Out (sp); white-out (generic); whiteout (generic)
Resources and Citations
- BIC Wite-Out: Website
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wite-Out (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)