"paperless" meaning in English

See paperless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From paper + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paper|less}} paper + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} paperless (not comparable)
  1. Without paper. Tags: not-comparable Translations (using information without paper): papirløs (Danish), dématérialisé (French), papierlos (German), papirløs (Norwegian Bokmål), papirlaus (Norwegian Bokmål), papirlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), papperslös (Swedish) Translations (without paper): papirløs (Danish), papperslös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-paperless-en-adj-lJ-ky6N5 Disambiguation of 'using information without paper': 82 11 7 Disambiguation of 'without paper': 92 4 4
  2. Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-paperless-en-adj-AkaEg4EW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 70 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 18 59 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 85 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 79 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 87 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 81 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 74 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 71 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 83 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 6 71 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 82 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 73 21
  3. (of a person) Lacking official documentation or evidence of identity. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-paperless-en-adj-Zyi7Qoyo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paperlessness, paperless office Translations (without documentation of identity): papirløs (Danish), sans papiers (French), papirløs (Norwegian Bokmål), papirlaus (Norwegian Bokmål), papirlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), sin papeles (Spanish), papperslös (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'without documentation of identity': 52 4 45
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "without paper",
      "word": "papirløs"
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      "sense": "without paper",
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    {
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      "sense": "using information without paper",
      "word": "dématérialisé"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "using information without paper",
      "word": "papierlos"
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