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Paper clip

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCore term

In office & administration, paper clip means: A small bent piece of metal or plastic used to hold several sheets of paper together without stapling.

In Turkish: ataş

How it is used

A basic office supply for temporary grouping of documents. People attach a paper clip to notes, receipts, forms, or draft pages.

Example sentences

  1. Please use a paper clip for the draft pages because the manager may want to reorder them before printing.

    Here, paper clip suggests a temporary way to keep pages together, unlike a stapler, which makes the set less flexible.

  2. The receipts were attached with a paper clip to the expense form so accounts could remove them easily for scanning.

    In this example, paper clip is used because the papers need to stay together but also be separated quickly when processed.

Common collocations

  • use a paper clip
  • paper clip holder
  • large paper clip
  • attach with a paper clip
  • staplerA small tool that joins sheets of paper together by pushing a thin piece of bent metal, called a staple, through them.
  • office suppliesEveryday items an office needs to work, such as paper, pens, toner, folders, staples and sometimes kitchen items like coffee and tea.

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