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Der Standard is a paper from which foreign media readily quote when an opinion from the Austrian press is required. It is one of Austria's best-selling quality newspapers [7] and on 18 June 2005 celebrated its 5000th edition. Der Standard is published in accordance with the honour code of the Austrian press (which sets rules on matters such as ...
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying. Although paper was originally made in single sheets ...
Electronic paper, also known as electronic ink ( e-ink) or intelligent paper, is a display device that mimics the appearance of ordinary ink on paper. [1] Unlike conventional flat panel displays that emit light, an electronic paper display reflects ambient light, like paper. This may make them more comfortable to read, and provide a wider ...
ISO 216. ISO 216 is an international standard for paper sizes, used around the world except in North America and parts of Latin America. The standard defines the " A ", " B " and " C " series of paper sizes, which includes the A4, the most commonly available paper size worldwide. Two supplementary standards, ISO 217 and ISO 269, define related ...
Acid-free paper is paper that, if infused in water, yields a neutral or basic pH (7 or slightly greater). It can be made from any cellulose fiber as long as the active acid pulp is eliminated during processing. It is also lignin - and sulfur -free. [1] Acid-free paper addresses the problem of preserving documents and preserving artwork for long ...
Sandpaper. Sheets of sandpaper with different grit sizes (40 (coarse), 80, 150, 240, 600 (fine)) Sandpaper, also known as glasspaper or as coated abrasive, is a type of material that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with an abrasive substance glued to one face. [1] In the modern manufacture of these products, sand and glass have been ...
ANSI/ASME Y14.1. In 1992, the American National Standards Institute adopted ANSI/ ASME Y14.1 Decimal Inch Drawing Sheet Size and Format, [1] which defined a regular series of paper sizes based upon the de facto standard in × 11 in "letter" size to which it assigned the designation "ANSI A". This series also includes "ledger"/"tabloid" as "ANSI ...
t. e. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money was a well-known catalogue of banknotes that was published by Krause Publications in three volumes. These catalogues are commonly known in the numismatic trade as the Pick catalogues, as the numbering system was originally compiled by Albert Pick, but are also referred to as "Krause" or "SCWPM."