Bond paper is a high-quality durable
writing paper similar to
bank paper but having a
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is a quantity associated with the gravitational force exerted on the object by other objects in its environment, although there is some variation and debate as to the exact definition.
Some sta ...
greater than 50 g/m
2. The most common weights are 60 g/m
2 (16 lb), 75 g/m
2 (20 lb) and 90 g/m
2 (24 lb). The name comes from having originally been made for documents such as
government bond
A government bond or sovereign bond is a form of Bond (finance), bond issued by a government to support government spending, public spending. It generally includes a commitment to pay periodic interest, called Coupon (finance), coupon payments' ...
s. Bond is used for
letterheads and other
stationery
Stationery refers to writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, continuous form paper, and other office supplies. Stationery usually specifies materials to be written on by hand (e.g., letter paper) or by equipment such as computer p ...
, and as paper for electronic
printers
Printer may refer to:
Technology
* Printer (publishing), a person
* Printer (computing), a hardware device
* Optical printer for motion picture films
People
* Nariman Printer (fl. c. 1940), Indian journalist and activist
* James Printer (1 ...
. Widely employed for graphic work involving pencil, pen and felt-tip marker, bond paper can sometimes contain rag fibre pulp, which produces a stronger, though rougher, sheet of paper.
See also
*
Coated paper
Coated paper (also known as enamel paper, gloss paper, and thin paper) is paper that has been coated with a mixture of materials or a polymer to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight, surface gloss, smoothness, or reduced ink ab ...
, also high-quality, but bond paper may be coated or uncoated
*
Inkjet paper
*
Tracing paper
References
* ''Webster's Third New International Dictionary''
* ''Chamber's Science and Technology Dictionary''
p. 103
Printing and writing paper
Paper
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