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 the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar q ...
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 its having originally been made for documents such as
government bond
A government bond or sovereign bond is a form of bond issued by a government to support public spending. It generally includes a commitment to pay periodic interest, called coupon payments'','' and to repay the face value on the maturity ...
s. It is now used for
letterhead
A letterhead is the heading at the top of a sheet of letter paper (stationery). It consists of a name, address, logo or trademark, and sometimes a background pattern.
Overview
Many companies and individuals prefer to create a letterhead template ...
s and other
stationery
Stationery refers to commercially manufactured writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements, continuous form paper, and other office supplies. Stationery includes materials to be written on by hand (e.g., letter paper ...
and as paper for electronic
printers. 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
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Coated paper
Coated paper (also known as enamel paper, gloss paper, and thin paper) is paper that has been coated by a mixture of materials or a polymer to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight, surface gloss, smoothness, or reduced ink absor ...
, also high-quality, but bond paper may be coated or uncoated
*
Inkjet paper
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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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