giấy các-bon
Definition
- Noun:
- Carbon paper: A thin paper coated with a dark, waxy pigment (often containing carbon) on one side, used to make one or more copies of a document simultaneously when placed between sheets of plain paper during typing or writing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trước khi có máy photocopy, người ta thường dùng giấy các-bon để tạo bản sao. (Before photocopiers existed, people often used carbon paper to make copies.)
- Cô ấy đặt một tờ giấy các-bon giữa hai tờ giấy trắng trước khi đánh máy bức thư. (She placed a sheet of carbon paper between two sheets of plain paper before typing the letter.)
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Technical Context: Refers specifically to the physical medium used for manual duplication in offices during the 20th century. Its use has become largely obsolete with the advent of digital technology and photocopiers.
- Bảo tàng trưng bày một chiếc máy đánh chữ cũ cùng với hộp giấy các-bon. (The museum displays an old typewriter along with a box of carbon paper.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy than: The more common and direct Vietnamese synonym for "carbon paper". While 'giấy các-bon' is a loanword adaptation, 'giấy than' is the native term.
- "Giấy các-bon" và "giấy than" có thể dùng thay thế cho nhau. ("Giấy các-bon" and "giấy than" can be used interchangeably.)
Synonyms
- Carbon paper: The direct English equivalent.
- Manifold paper: A less common historical term.
Related Phrases
- Đánh máy bằng giấy các-bon: To type using carbon paper.
- Ông tôi từng kể về thời ông đánh máy bằng giấy các-bon. (My grandfather used to tell stories about the time he typed using carbon paper.)