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Staple remover

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, staple remover means: A small tool that pulls metal staples out of sheets of paper.

In Turkish: zımba sökücü

How it is used

Use a staple remover before feeding stapled documents into a scanner; it removes the fastening rather than cutting the paper.

Example sentences

  1. Use the staple remover before placing the signed forms in the scanner feeder.

    Removing staples prepares the original sheets for automatic scanning.

  2. There is a staple remover beside the photocopier for documents that need to be separated.

    The tool lets staff separate previously fastened sheets.

Common collocations

  • use a staple remover
  • staple remover tool
  • keep a staple remover
  • staplerA small tool that joins sheets of paper together by pushing a thin piece of bent metal, called a staple, through them.
  • photocopierA machine that makes paper copies of documents; most office models can also print, scan and send documents by email.

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