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Carbon paper (originally carbonic paper) is paper coated on one side with a layer with a loose ink or pigmented coating.
Carbon paper is placed between the original and a blank sheet to be copied onto. As the user writes or types on the original, the depressions made cause the ink to be deposited on the blank sheet, thus creating a "carbon-copy" of the original document.
Use of carbon paper has been mostly superseded because of electronic means such as photocopying; however, it is still used in situations where instant copies of written documents are needed, e.g. for receipts at point of sale or for on-the-spot fine notices.
See also: List of duplicating processes
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