white paper

[hwahyt pey-per, wahyt, hwahyt-pey-per, wahyt] / ˈʰwaɪt ˈpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt, ˈʰwaɪtˌpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt /

NOUN

technical paper

Synonyms

WEAK

command paper position paper state paper white book

Example Sentences

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An analysis of Back's online activity also matches up with that of Satoshi's disappearance shortly after Bitcoin's white paper - the manifesto outlining its philosophy - was published online.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Now, Google researchers have published a white paper indicating that Q-Day—the point where quantum computers can crack the encryption protecting much of the world’s data—isn’t a distant threat.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The expansion adds 900,000 tons of brown paper production, which starts in 1Q, and 1.5 million tons of white paper production, which commences in 2H, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

She folded the white paper bag carefully so no blackbeetles could escape, and she placed it back in the shopping bag.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman