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Carbon paper
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<p>Carbon paper (originally carbonic paper) consists of sheets of <a href="/facts/Paper/FUETwwKV">paper</a> that create one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document when inscribed by a <a href="/facts/Typewriter/CHE43FWP">typewriter</a> or <a href="/facts/Ballpoint_pen/svhmmyys">ballpoint pen</a>. The email term cc which means ‘carbon copy’ is derived from this use of carbon paper. </p>