paper town
A 'paper town' can either be a fictitious place on a map to detect plagiarism or a planned town that hasn't been built yet.
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Definition
C1Cartography
(technical)A fictitious location on a map used to detect unauthorized copying.
Example
- Mapmakers sometimes include a paper town to catch plagiarists.
C1Urban Planning
(technical)A town that is planned or exists in documents but has not been constructed.
Example
- The developers presented a paper town in their proposal.
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