continuous stationery

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noun

computing paper that is perforated between pages and folded concertina fashion, used in dot-matrix, line, and daisywheel printers

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How to use continuous stationery in a sentence

The director, Jonathan Demme, offers us a continuous rock experience that keeps building, becoming ever more intense and euphoric.
The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession|Pauline Kael|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There had been continuous problems with the Pratt & Whitney engines.
The Sexy Dream of the 747|Clive Irving|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheap stationery found at writing desks and office drawers around the world has been used for love letters to the city.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That really hit me, the continuous flow of ideas without stopping.
The Stacks: John Coltrane’s Mighty Musical Quest|Nat Hentoff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The ensuing night gave me the grand migraine of my life, with throbs like the blows of an ax and continuous pinwheels.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Messrs. Jennens and Bettridge commenced in 1816, and improvements in the manufacture have been many and continuous.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
That the first part of this was probably quite true we can readily agree to, also that the out-put was continuous.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
After 24 hours' heavy and continuous fighting a substantial success has been achieved.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The west shore of Gidley Island appeared to be fronted by a continuous reef, on which some patches of dry rocks were observed.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
His secret thoughts he buried beneath a continuous mental preoccupation with the vain and the trivial.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long