: one that inserts staples
especially
: a small usually hand-operated device for inserting wire staples
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Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Use desktop organizers to corral writing utensils, scissors, staplers, notebooks, and more on top of the workstation, or slide a set of drawers underneath for easy-access storage.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
Special tools are used to control bleeding, like staplers, and fluid infusions are given to make sure the pregnant person doesn't lose amniotic fluid during the procedure, per Cleveland Clinic.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
In the manner of many a single-space survival thriller before, Shunsuke must use only those items at his disposal to engineer his escape: his clothing, a lighter and a stapler in his briefcase.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
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Noun
These seats also do double-duty as storage bins to keep all my other office essentials handy, like a stapler, some tape, important files and documents, and more.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Use desktop organizers to corral writing utensils, scissors, staplers, notebooks, and more on top of the workstation, or slide a set of drawers underneath for easy-access storage.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
Special tools are used to control bleeding, like staplers, and fluid infusions are given to make sure the pregnant person doesn't lose amniotic fluid during the procedure, per Cleveland Clinic.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
In the manner of many a single-space survival thriller before, Shunsuke must use only those items at his disposal to engineer his escape: his clothing, a lighter and a stapler in his briefcase.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Stapler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stapler. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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