dead tree edition

English

WOTD – 24 June 2012

Alternative forms

  • dead-tree edition

Etymology

Dysphemism, referring to the raw materials from trees used in the manufacture of paper.

Noun

dead tree edition (plural dead tree editions)

  1. (idiomatic, pejorative, humorous) Paper version of a publication that can be found in an electronic media version.
    • 2004, William R. Tracey, The Human Resources Glossary‎, page 167:
      dead-tree edition Derogatory cyberspeak for the paper version of a periodical....
    • 2011, Rachel Dresbeck, Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon, →ISBN, page 322:
      The city's major daily newspaper, the Oregonian, is losing subscribers to the dead-tree edition but has a large online following.

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