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paper_mill

paper mill

See also: papermill

English

Noun

paper mill (plural paper mills)

  1. A factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients.
  2. An organization that unethically sells pre-written papers to students.
    • 2010, Rosemarie Menager, Lyn Paulos, Quick Coach Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism (page 13)
      Similarly, buying papers from paper mills, or paying for someone else to write a paper, is obviously dishonest and is a clear example of plagiarizing.

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