Meaning of the word staple in English

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staple

US /ˈsteɪ.pəl/
UK /ˈsteɪ.pəl/

Noun

1.

a piece of thin wire with a long center portion and two short end pieces that are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together.

Verb

1.

attach or secure with a staple or staples.

Example:
Mark stapled a batch of papers together
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