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A form is a Document with spaces in which to Write , for a series of documents with similar contents. The documents usually have the printed parts in common, possibly except for a Serial Number . Advantages of forms include:
  • one has to write less (while the Printing is almost universally done in some automatic way)

  • one is told or reminded what information has to be supplied

  • , for convenience in processing


A form on a computer allows for conveniently typing in the variable parts (the Input Data ).

Forms, when completed, may be a Statement , a Request , an Order , etc., e.g. a Check may be a form. Also there are forms for Taxes ; filling one in is a duty to have determined how much tax one owes, and/or the form is a request for a refund. See also Tax Return .

Forms may be filled out in duplicate (or ''triplicate'', meaning three times) when the information gathered on the form needs to be distributed to several departments within an Organisation . This can be done using Carbon Paper .

Forms have been around for a long time. Historians of Law have discovered preprinted legal forms from the early 19th century that greatly simplified the task of drafting Complaint s and various other legal pleadings. In some jurisdictions, like California , many common types of legal pleadings must be submitted on official government forms.


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