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I am writing a document that I hope to show as a web page, and make available as a PDF that people might print. In the opening I have: "This document is an annotated guide to foo bar."

While I presently referring to it as a 'document' that seems the wrong word for a web page. Is there a general word/phrase to categorize such something that someone might be reading on a web site/paper/pdf on computer? Words I have considered:

  • document - close, but a bit too redolent of traditional paper document.
  • paper - doesn't capture web page dimension.
  • site - only works if they are online.
  • content - anemic and too generic. Could be a painting for all we know.
  • material - is very close, but suffers from similar shortcoming to content.
  • work - also close, but a bit academic and generic.
  • [nothing] That is, just write "This is an annotated guide to foo bar." I am leaning toward this solution, which isn't a solution as much as avoiding the issue.

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I am writing a document that I hope to show as a web page, and make available as a PDF that people might print. In the opening I have: "This document is an annotated guide to foo bar."

While I presently referring to it as a 'document' that seems the wrong word for a web page. Is there a general word/phrase to categorize such something that someone might be reading on a web site/paper/pdf on computer? Words I have considered:

  • document - close, but a bit too redolent of traditional paper document.
  • paper - doesn't capture web page dimension.
  • site - only works if they are online.
  • content - anemic and too generic. Could be a painting for all we know.
  • material - is very close, but suffers from similar shortcoming to content.
  • work - also close, but a bit academic and generic.
  • [nothing] That is, just write "This is an annotated guide to foo bar." I am leaning toward this solution, which isn't a solution as much as avoiding the issue.

*Related post

Synonyms for "content" in publishing

I am writing a document that I hope to show as a web page, and make available as a PDF that people might print. In the opening I have: "This document is an annotated guide to foo bar."

While I presently referring to it as a 'document' that seems the wrong word for a web page. Is there a general word/phrase to categorize such something that someone might be reading on a web site/paper/pdf on computer? Words I have considered:

  • document - close, but a bit too redolent of traditional paper document.
  • paper - doesn't capture web page dimension.
  • site - only works if they are online.
  • content - anemic and too generic. Could be a painting for all we know.
  • material - is very close, but suffers from similar shortcoming to content.
  • work - also close, but a bit academic and generic.
  • [nothing] That is, just write "This is an annotated guide to foo bar." I am leaning toward this solution, which isn't a solution as much as avoiding the issue.

*Related post

Synonyms for "content" in publishing

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General term for content available on web page or as paper/pdf?

I am writing a document that I hope to show as a web page, and make available as a PDF that people might print. In the opening I have: "This document is an annotated guide to foo bar."

While I presently referring to it as a 'document' that seems the wrong word for a web page. Is there a general word/phrase to categorize such something that someone might be reading on a web site/paper/pdf on computer? Words I have considered:

  • document - close, but a bit too redolent of traditional paper document.
  • paper - doesn't capture web page dimension.
  • site - only works if they are online.
  • content - anemic and too generic. Could be a painting for all we know.
  • material - is very close, but suffers from similar shortcoming to content.
  • work - also close, but a bit academic and generic.
  • [nothing] That is, just write "This is an annotated guide to foo bar." I am leaning toward this solution, which isn't a solution as much as avoiding the issue.

*Related post

Synonyms for "content" in publishing