"sticky-backed plastic" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: British television show Blue Peter invented the term due to its policy against using commercial terms on-air. The commercial term for the product was Fablon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Fablon}} Fablon Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sticky-backed plastic (uncountable)
  1. (UK) large sheet of thin, soft, coloured plastic that is sticky on one side Wikipedia link: Blue Peter Tags: UK, uncountable Synonyms: contact paper [US] Translations (large sheet of plastic): kontaktimuovi (Finnish), film plastique [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-sticky-backed_plastic-en-noun-GF0hR6fs Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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