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Record 1 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Sizes
DEF

Dimensions of paper which have been established by the paper industry according to their type.

OBS

[The standard] European sizes of paper [are] designated by a letter (A, B, or C) and a number (0-6). The letter indicates the size of the basic sheet at manufacture: the number is how many times it has been folded. A4 is obtained by folding an A3 sheet, which is half an A2 sheet, and so on.

Key term(s)
  • paper sizes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formats de papier
CONT

De nos jours, le format du papier en feuilles obéit à une norme internationale, qui va de A0 (841x1119 mm) à A10 (26x37 mm), le A4 (210x297 mm) étant le plus répandu.

Spanish

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