Paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...

is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. Paper(s) or The Paper may also refer to:

Publishing and academia

Newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

, a periodical publication * ''Paper'' (magazine), an American monthly fashion and culture magazine * ''The Paper'' (newspaper), a digital newspaper from Shanghai, China * ''The Paper'' (American newspaper), a 1960s underground newspaper published in East Lansing, Michigan, United States *

Papers (software) Papers is a reference management software available for macOS and Windows. It was designed to facilitate the management of bibliographies and references for essays and articles. The software's primary function is to organize references and main ...

, a reference management package *

Scholarly paper Academic publishing is the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in academic journal articles, books or theses. The part of academic written output that is not formally publi ...

, in academic publishing, a work published in a peer-reviewed journal **

Scientific paper Scientific literature encompasses a vast body of academic papers that spans various disciplines within the natural and social sciences. It primarily consists of academic papers that present original empirical research and theoretical ...

Term paper A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade. Merriam-Webster defines it as "a major written assignment in a school or college course representative of a student's achievement ...

, a research paper written by a student as a school assignment

Society, government, and business

Banknote A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...

, or paper money *

Commercial paper Commercial paper, in the global financial market, is an Unsecured debt, unsecured promissory note with a fixed Maturity (finance), maturity of usually less than 270 days. In layperson terms, it is like an "IOU" but can be bought and sold becaus ...

, a type of unsecured promissory note *

Document A document is a writing, written, drawing, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of nonfiction, non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ', which denotes ...

, a physical representation of a body of information **

Legal instrument Legal instrument is a law, legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation ...

or legal document **

Identity documents An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a documentation, document proving a person's Identity (social science), identity. If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). ...

Breed registry A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry, the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders w ...

or pedigreed animal documentation * ''Paper'' (company), an education technology software company *

White paper A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter. It is meant to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. Since the 199 ...

, an authoritative report by a government or other organization **

Green paper In the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth countries, Hong Kong, the United States and the European Union, a green paper is a tentative government report and consultation document of policy proposals for debate and discussion. A green paper represen ...

, in Europe, a non-committal report that may lead to a white paper * Papers (information leaks), a popular term for leaks of financial or governmental data

Popular culture

Film and television

* ''The Paper'' (film), a 1994 film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton * ''Paper'' (film), a 2010 Turkish film * ''The Paper'' (2008 TV series), an American reality show * "The Paper" (''SpongeBob SquarePants'') * ''Papers'' (film), a 2025 thriller drama film directed by Arturo Montenegro * ''

Novine ''Novine'' (), is a Croatian drama television series created by Ivica Đikić, a journalist who had served as editor-in-chief of Rijeka's ''Novi list'' several years earlier. The story takes place in Rijeka, as it describes the life and work of a ...

'', a 2016 Croatian TV series translated into English as ''The Paper'' by international broadcasters * ''Paper'', a 2020 Indian web series by

Ullu Ullu is an Over-The-Top media streaming platform, owned and maintained by Vibhu Agarwal, founder and group CEO of Ullu and Atrangii. It is currently available for Android and iOS Ios, Io or Nio (, ; ; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek ...

* ''The Paper'' (2025 TV series), an American comedy series created by Greg Daniels

Music

* ''Paper'' (album), an album by Rich Robinson * "Paper" (Krayzie Bone song), 1999 * "Paper" (Queen Latifah song), 1998 * "Paper" (Svala song), 2017 * "Papers" (song), a 2009 song by Usher * "Paper", a song by Talking Heads from ''

Fear of Music ''Fear of Music'' is the third studio album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talki ...

'' * "Paper", a song by Falz from ''

Moral Instruction ''Moral Instruction'' is the fourth studio album by Nigerian rapper Falz. It was released on January 15, 2019, by Bahd Guys Entertainment. The album was recorded in Nigerian Pidgin and samples musical recordings from Fela Kuti. Its production was ...

Other media

Yomiko Readman , also known as "The Paper," is the protagonist in the Japanese novel series ''Read or Die'' and its manga and original video animation (OVA) spin-offs. She is also a major player (but not the protagonist) in the sequel, '' R.O.D the TV''. She als ...

or "The Paper", a fictional character in the Japanese light-novel series ''Read or Die'' and related manga and OVA * ''Papers'', a play by

Allan Stratton Allan Stratton (born 1951) is a Canadian playwright and novelist. Life and career Stratton was born in Stratford, Ontario, and began his professional arts career while he was still in high school when James Reaney published his play ''The R ...

Other

Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of Reionization The Donald C. Backer Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER) is a radio interferometer funded by the National Science Foundation to detect 21 cm hydrogen (HI) fluctuations occurring when the first galaxies ionized inter ...

(PAPER), a radio telescope *

Facebook Paper Facebook Paper was a standalone mobile app created by Facebook, only for iOS, that intended to serve as a phone-based equivalent of a newspaper or magazine. The app was announced by Facebook on January 30, 2014, and released for iOS on February ...

, a defunct news portal, released 2014 * Dropbox Paper, a web-based document editing tool, released 2015 * (c. 14th century), ruler of Makuria