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stationery

vr.tr.stationery · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent explain stationery and its kinds, relay the retail category and corporate uses, describe personalised stationery and etiquette, and distinguish stationery from stationary and from office equipment.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain stationery and its kinds, relay the retail category and corporate uses, describe personalised stationery and etiquette, and distinguish stationery from stationary and from office equipment.

Writing materials and office supplies such as paper, envelopes, notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, binders, letter holders, pen stands and consumables such as toner cartridges, originally the goods sold by a stationer, and in a narrower sense matched writing paper and envelopes, often personalised or printed for correspondence; stationery is a retail category, a corporate branding element and a collecting interest, and is distinct in spelling from stationary meaning not moving.

What it is for: Writing, filing and correspondence.

It can be explain kinds; relay retail and corporate uses; describe personalised stationery; distinguish related terms.

Distinguishing features

Paper-centred category

Retail and corporate forms

Personalisation

Homophone with stationary

What it looks like

Paper goods, writing implements and desk accessories.

How it is recognised

Writing and office paper goods and supplies

Paper, envelopes, notebooks, folders, binders, desk items, consumables

Office equipment such as printers is not stationery; stationary means not moving

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

office supply

is sold by - historically

stationer

includes - as its core material

paper

is related to - a neighbouring category

writing implement

In practice

Families and kinds

writing paper and envelopes

notebooks and pads

filing supplies such as file folders and springback binders

desk accessories such as letter holders and pen stands

writing implements as related items

consumables such as toner cartridges

personalised and corporate stationery

wedding and social stationery

Identifiers

HS code 4817 and 4820 envelopes, notebooks and registers

Standards and regulation

ISO 216 paper sizes

Environmental labelling for paper products

Postal rules for envelope sizes

Failure modes and hazards

Spelling confusion with stationary

Confusing category boundaries

Paper waste

Also called

letter holderkey cards (bag)springback binderfile folderpen standtoner cartridgebinder clipbulldog clipBixihanging filefolder with printsPee-Chee foldermanila foldertape dispenseroverhead transparencydesk calendarfiling & organizationdesk padlabel embosserbrass fastenerFiling stripspaperweightlabels & tagpouch laminatorPencil boardfile guidebusiness cardfelt erasermourning borderdesk setink blotterpen holderphysical fileindex cardbrush restink reststaple removerFour Treasures of the StudyCompliments slipglass paperweight

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What stationery is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition and kinds.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What counts as stationery, and what kinds exist? definition
  2. Is the item stationery, office equipment or a writing implement? boundary

Spelling

Stationery and stationary.

Spelling

Spelling.

  1. How do stationery and stationary differ, and where does the word come from? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific product? action
Use Uses.

Practice.

Personal

Personal and social stationery.

Personal

Personal.

  1. How is personalised and social stationery designed and used, and what etiquette applies? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Corporate

Corporate stationery.

Corporate

Corporate.

  1. How does corporate stationery express brand identity? provenance
  2. Which entry fits corporate identity? action
Market Market and standards.

Sources.

Retail

Retail.

Retail

Retail.

  1. How is the stationery market structured, and how has digitisation affected it, with sources? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Standards

Standards.

Standards

Standards.

  1. What paper size, envelope and environmental standards apply? provenance
  2. Which entry fits paper size? action
Context History and culture.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did stationers and stationery develop from medieval book trades to modern retail? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of paper? action

Culture

Culture and collecting.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How is stationery collected and celebrated, as in Japanese stationery culture? provenance
  2. Which entry fits stationery culture? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should personalised stationery be a separate entry?
  • How should paper standards be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific products and a bag type; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON