permanent paper

noun

A type of acid-free paper designed for long-term storage, standardized as ISO 9706.

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Meanings

nounpermanent paper (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of acid-free paper designed for long-term storage, standardized as ISO 9706.

    A copy on permanent paper stored in a safe environment may preserve information for a very long time.

    2000, Rolf Dahlø, “The Rationale of Permanent Paper”, in Ralph W. Manning, Virginie Kremp, editors, A Reader in Preservation and Conservation, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 60
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