We can certainly be thankful for the fact that we can choose to read our magazine online, on paper, or even on a Kindle.

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But if a child goes to a primary school in another local authority's area, parents will need to get their form to their "home" council - on paper or online.

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Our assignments are either programming assignments, which are to be submitted online or are to be written on a paper(very informally) and handed over.

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Or they might decide to go online, and stop the paper version entirely.

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Modern nomads carry almost no paper because they access their documents on their laptop computers, mobile phones or online.

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In the past, most internet transactions required a credit card or an online payment system like PayPal (NASDAQ: EBAY), creating an effective digital paper trail for people engaging in online transactions.

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Online voters even have the option to re-vote with a paper ballot in the event that hurried or pressured decisions were made from their remote voting locations.

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Video gamers often play with friends either in the flesh or online, but at least in my experience the time requirements of a good board game or pen-and-paper RPG are vast in comparison.

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