Application of Paper
- To write or print on: the piece of paper becomes a document; this may be for keeping a record (or in the case of printing from a computer or copying from another paper: an additional record) and for communication.
Paper can be produced with a wide variety of properties, depending on its intended use.
- To represent a value: paper money, bank note, cheque, security (see Security paper), voucher and ticket
- For entertainment: book, magazine, newspaper, art, zine,
- For packaging: corrugated box, paper bag, envelope, wrapping tissue and wallpaper
- For cleaning: toilet paper, handkerchiefs, paper towels, facial tissue and cat litter
- For construction: papier-mâché, origami, quilling, Paper honeycomb, used as a core material in composite materials, paper engineering, construction paper and clothing
- Other uses: emery paper, sandpaper, blotting paper, litmus paper, universal indicator paper, paper chromatography and Capacitor Dielectrics (Permittivity 1.5 - 3)
