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Definition
staple noun (WIRE)
/ˈsteɪ.pl ̩/ n [C]
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a short thin piece of wire used to fasten sheets of paper together. It has sharp ends which are pushed through the paper and then bent flat by a special device.
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a U-shaped piece of metal with sharp ends which is hammered into a surface to hold something, such as a wire fence, in a particular position
(Definition of staple noun (WIRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
