Cardboard

Cardboard is a generic term for heavy paper-based products. Their construction can range from a thick paper known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard, made of multiple plies of material. Natural cardboards can range from grey to light brown in color, depending on the specific product; dyes, pigments, printing, and coatings are available.

The word cardboard has general use in English and French,^[1]^[2] but the term is deprecated in commerce and industry as not adequately defining a specific product.^[3] Material producers, container manufacturers,^[4] packaging engineers,^[5] and standards organizations,^[6] use more specific terminology.

^ "Definition of CARDBOARD". www.merriam-webster.com. 21 June 2023.
^ "Oxford Languages | the Home of Language Data". Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
^ Walter Soroka, Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology, p. 154.
^ What is Corrugated?. Fibre Box Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
^ Soroka, W. Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology (Second ed.). Institute of Packaging Professionals.
^ D996 Standard Terminology of Packaging, and Distribution Environments. ASTM International. 2004.

[1] "Definition of CARDBOARD". www.merriam-webster.com. 21 June 2023.

[2] "Oxford Languages | the Home of Language Data". Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.

[3] Walter Soroka, Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology, p. 154.

[4] What is Corrugated?. Fibre Box Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31.

[5] Soroka, W. Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology (Second ed.). Institute of Packaging Professionals.

[6] D996 Standard Terminology of Packaging, and Distribution Environments. ASTM International. 2004.

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