paperlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpələs/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paper n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < paper n. + -less suffix.

1. Lacking official documentation; (esp. of a person) without (official) identification or an appropriate permit.

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1854 T. Conneau Capt. Canot 245 As soon as the cargo was safe.., I resolved to disregard the flagless and paperless craft that bore it.

1888 A. T. Chandler in D. B. W. Sladen Cent. Austral. Song 107 There was hunting for ‘rights’, and producing the same, Or passing them on to a paperless mate.

1938 E. K. Chamber S. T. Coleridge xiv. 259 He was moneyless and paperless, but on him was a shirt marked with Coleridge's name.

1977 Stud. in Family Planning 8 144/1 There are many ‘paperless marriages’, that is, long-term, stable relationships without specific legal sanction.

2018 D. Martin in C. Humphrey Trust & Mistrust Econ. China-Russia Borderlands 154 Road-side Militia, Cossacks, Priests, paperless ex-convicts.

2. Esp. of a workplace, business system, etc.: wholly computerized, so as to make paper unnecessary for the storage and transmission of information, etc.; not using paper as a medium. Frequently in paperless office.

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society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > automated business system

paperless office1966

society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [adjective] > automated business system

paperless1966

1966 Harvard Business Rev. Jan. 150/1 (heading) Paperless clearing house.

1975 Business Week 30 June 48/1 Some believe that the paperless office is not that far off.

1981 Bookseller 14 Nov. 1688/3 B Dalton Booksellers is now exchanging ‘paperless orders and invoices’ with more than 20 firms.

2003 Yearbk. Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons (Nexis) 23 Sept. Our technology is a converged system that allows us to have a paperless office and be incredibly available by phone, fax and email.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paperless
释义	paperlessadj. Brit. /ˈpeɪpələs/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paper n., -less suffix. Etymology: < paper n. + -less suffix. 1. Lacking official documentation; (esp. of a person) without (official) identification or an appropriate permit. ΚΠ 1854 T. Conneau Capt. Canot 245 As soon as the cargo was safe.., I resolved to disregard the flagless and paperless craft that bore it. 1888 A. T. Chandler in D. B. W. Sladen Cent. Austral. Song 107 There was hunting for ‘rights’, and producing the same, Or passing them on to a paperless mate. 1938 E. K. Chamber S. T. Coleridge xiv. 259 He was moneyless and paperless, but on him was a shirt marked with Coleridge's name. 1977 Stud. in Family Planning 8 144/1 There are many ‘paperless marriages’, that is, long-term, stable relationships without specific legal sanction. 2018 D. Martin in C. Humphrey Trust & Mistrust Econ. China-Russia Borderlands 154 Road-side Militia, Cossacks, Priests, paperless ex-convicts. 2. Esp. of a workplace, business system, etc.: wholly computerized, so as to make paper unnecessary for the storage and transmission of information, etc.; not using paper as a medium. Frequently in paperless office. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > automated business system paperless office1966 society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [adjective] > automated business system paperless1966 1966 Harvard Business Rev. Jan. 150/1 (heading) Paperless clearing house. 1975 Business Week 30 June 48/1 Some believe that the paperless office is not that far off. 1981 Bookseller 14 Nov. 1688/3 B Dalton Booksellers is now exchanging ‘paperless orders and invoices’ with more than 20 firms. 2003 Yearbk. Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons (Nexis) 23 Sept. Our technology is a converged system that allows us to have a paperless office and be incredibly available by phone, fax and email. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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