page_title: Eraser
section_title: Types
hierarchical_section_title: Eraser / Types
caption_attribution_description: English: An electric eraser tool with replacement eraser heads
context_page_description: An eraser is an article of stationery that is used for removing marks from paper or skin. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Some pencils have an eraser on one end. Less expensive erasers are made from synthetic rubber and synthetic soy-based gum, but more expensive or specialized erasers are made from vinyl, plastic, or gum-like materials.
  At first, erasers were invented to erase mistakes made with a pencil; later, more abrasive ink erasers were introduced. The term is also used for things that remove marks from chalkboards and whiteboards.
caption: An electric eraser tool with replacement eraser heads
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