Document Shredding Service Terminology

Auto On/Off: sensor button automatically controlling the beginning and end to the paper shredding process

Auto Reverse: the paper will automatically reverse in case document jamming occurs

Bin: the final shredded paper ends up in the bin

Capacity: refers to the number of sheets a paper shredder can handle at one time

Casters: wheels attached to mobile shredders

Duty Cycle: the amount of times a shredder can be used, before it must be cooled off

Feed Width: size of the opening where paper is inserted into the document shredder

Footprint: marks the location of the shredder

High Security: designed for eliminating high profile, often top-secret data

Horizontal Feed: paper is fed though the front of the machine

Overload Protection: sensor that turns the entire system off in case of paper-jamming

Shred Size: the size of the shredded document

Shredder Speed: the amount of paper a document shredder can destroy within a given minute or hour.

Strip Cut: a form of document shredding where papers are reduced to thin, unreadable strips

Vertical Feed: a type of shredder that requires paper to be inserted from the top of the machine

Waste Capacity: the volume of paper a waste bag can hold