Usually means: Theoretical, not yet practically tested.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word on paper:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. on paper: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. on paper: Merriam-Webster
  3. on paper: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. on paper: Collins English Dictionary
  5. on paper: Vocabulary.com
  6. on-paper, on paper: Wordnik
  7. on paper: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. on paper: Wiktionary
  9. on paper: Dictionary.com
  10. on paper: Rhymezone
  11. on paper: FreeDictionary.org
  12. on paper: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. on paper: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. on paper: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. on paper: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on paper: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on paper: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from WordNet (on paper)

adverb:  as described in contrast to as practiced ("On paper, this looks like a good idea")
adverb:  as written or printed ("This is exactly what the composer had set down on paper")
adverb:  according to the assumed facts ("On paper the candidate seems promising")


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