"paper jam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper jams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper jam (plural paper jams)
  1. (printing) A malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside. Categories (topical): Printing Translations (malfunction in a printer or photocopier): 卡紙 (Chinese Mandarin), 卡纸 (kǎzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), paperitukos (Finnish), bourrage papier [masculine] (French), Papierstau [masculine] (German), papírelakadás (Hungarian), застревание бумаги (zastrevanije bumagi) (Russian), atasco de papel [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "malfunction in a printer or photocopier",
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      "word": "卡紙"
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    {
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      "roman": "zastrevanije bumagi",
      "sense": "malfunction in a printer or photocopier",
      "word": "застревание бумаги"
    },
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      "word": "atasco de papel"
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