fanfold

[ fan-fohld ]

noun

1. a pad or tablet of invoices, bills, blank sheets, etc., interleaved with carbon paper for making a copy or copies of the writing or typing on the uppermost leaf.

adjective

1. (of a pad or tablet of invoices, bills, blank sheets, etc.) made up in such a form.
2. pertaining to continuous-form paper, folded fold like a fan or accordion so that it will stack.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fanfold¹

First recorded in 1940–45; fan ¹ + fold ¹