Meanings
nounpaper jam (plural paper jams)
plural paper jams
- mediaA malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 卡紙 /卡纸
- 卡紙 /卡纸 (kǎzhǐ)malfunction in a printer or photocopier
Finnish paperitukos
- paperitukosmalfunction in a printer or photocopier
French bourrage papier
- bourrage papiermalfunction in a printer or photocopier
German Papierstau
- Papierstaumalfunction in a printer or photocopier
Hungarian papírelakadás
- papírelakadásmalfunction in a printer or photocopier
Polish zacięcie się papieru
- zacięcie się papierumalfunction in a printer or photocopier
Russian застревание бумаги
- застревание бумаги (zastrevanije bumagi)malfunction in a printer or photocopier
Spanish atasco de papel
- atasco de papelmalfunction in a printer or photocopier
Cite this entry
APA
paper jam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20jam
MLA
“paper jam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20jam. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper jam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20jam.
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