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omnimus
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Show HN: A set of standard document templates
Foil is a standard name for well transparent foil.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection)
chrisseaton
on Jan 19, 2020
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Lol that still doesn’t explain it - they’re called foils because their name is foils? That’s tautological!
OJFord
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It's from French feuille, for 'leaf', so it's used for all these thin film things that are leaf-thin.
staplers
on Jan 20, 2020
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Demanded an answer to his question and didn't even say thank you.
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