[W/K] :: dead tree

  dead tree
       
           Paper.
       
          Use of this term emphasises the waste of natural resources and
          limited features available from the printed form of a document
          compared with an electronic rendition.
       
          E.g. "I read the dead tree edition of the Guardian
          (http://www.guardian.co.uk/) on the train".
       
          See also tree-killer.
       
          (1999-11-03)