stapler

/ˈsteɪplə/noun

A small tool that fastens sheets of paper together by pushing a bent metal staple through them.

Example sentences

“Can I borrow your stapler to put this report together?”
“The stapler jammed when I tried to fasten too many pages at once.”

Basic office vocabulary, usually learned alongside 'staple' the verb: 'staple the pages together'.

Related words

printerA machine, typically connected to a computer, that puts text or pictures onto paper; also a similar device that builds three-dimensional objects.deskA piece of furniture with a flat top (in earlier times often a sloping one), used for writing, reading, or working.photocopierA machine that makes copies of documents by photographing them through a glass plate and printing the duplicates.cubicleA small enclosed section of a larger room, often serving as an individual workspace in an office.memoA brief written message, especially one sent between people in an office.headquartersThe main office from which an organization is run.