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writing pad. For notebook computer, see Laptop. For other uses,
see Notebook (disambiguation). "Notepad" redirects here. For the
Windows text editor, see Notepad (software).  A notebook
(notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, legal pad) consists of a
book or binder composed of pages, often ruled, made out of
paper, used for purposes including recording notes or memoranda,
writing, drawing, and scrapbooking.[1][2][3][4]  Paper
notebooks[edit]  Notebooks for sale at a department store  Paper
notebooks can be distinguished by:    • Form factor (size and
weight)   • Binding and cover material (including printing and
graphics)   • Pre-printed material on writing surfaces (lines,
graphics, text)  Legal pad[edit]  According to legend, Thomas W.
Holley of Holyoke, Massachusetts invented the legal pad around
the year 1888 when he innovated the idea to collect all the
sortings, various sort of substan