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Noun: carbon paper  'kaa(r)-bun 'pey-pu(r)
  1. A thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
    "Before photocopiers, carbon paper was widely used to make duplicate copies of documents";
    - carbon

Derived forms: carbon papers

Type of: paper

Encyclopedia: Carbon paper