Copy paper

Description

A good-quality, smooth, uniform, white paper with good reflectivity. Early photocopy papers had a surface emulsion layer that was sensitive to light. Current papers used in photocopy machines do not have the emulsion layer, but rather just a smooth, low porosity surface. The papers must be capable of holding a charge and have good heat resistance.

Synonyms and Related Terms

photocopy paper; photocopying paper; xerography paper

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Authority

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000