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Comment by throwup238

2 days ago

> So is/was "tablet" a common term for a pad of paper?

In drafting it was a pad of drawing or tracing paper.

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ludicrousdispla  1 day ago

Also, typically glue bound along the top edge and having a solid backing, as if you took a hardbound book (of blank pages) and ripped off the front cover and spine. Pages could easily be peeled off, if glued at the edge, or torn off if perforated.

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