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Correspondence vs Paperwork - What's the difference?

correspondence | paperwork |

As nouns the difference between correspondence and paperwork

is that correspondence is friendly discussion while paperwork is a clerical task or set of tasks involving routine written work; busy work; red tape.

correspondence

English

(wikipedia correspondence) (Webster 1913)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Friendly discussion.
  • (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
  • (countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
  • (uncountable) Newspaper or news stories, generally.
  • (countable) A postal or other written communication.
  • (uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
  • (set theory, countable) A relation.

    • See also

    * correspondent

    paperwork

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A clerical task or set of tasks involving routine written work; busy work; red tape.
  • (informal) Excessive, intricate or meticulous work with documents in an unnecessary and incidental way to more important tasks.

    • Synonyms

    * administrativia * administrivia * busy work * red tape

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