Paperclip: meaning, definitions and examples
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paperclip
[ หpeษชpษrklษชp ]
office supply
A small device used to hold sheets of paper together, consisting of a piece of bent wire or plastic with two flat loops that are placed around the papers and then pressed together.
Synonyms
binder clip, clip, paper clamp
Examples of usage
- The secretary attached the documents together with a paperclip.
- I always keep a box of paperclips on my desk.
Translations
Translations of the word "paperclip" in other languages:
๐ต๐น clipe de papel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคเค เคเฅเคฒเคฟเคช
๐ฉ๐ช Bรผroklammer
๐ฎ๐ฉ penjepit kertas
๐บ๐ฆ ัะบััะฟะบะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ spinacz do papieru
๐ฏ๐ต ใใผใใผใฏใชใใ (Pฤpฤkurippu)
๐ซ๐ท trombone
๐ช๐ธ clip
๐น๐ท ataล
๐ฐ๐ท ์ข ์ด ํด๋ฆฝ (jongi keullip)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุดุจู ูุฑู
๐จ๐ฟ sponka na papรญr
๐ธ๐ฐ sponka na papier
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฝข้ (huรญxรญngzhฤn)
๐ธ๐ฎ sponka za papir
๐ฎ๐ธ pappรญrsklemma
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐาะฐะท าัััััาัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฅแแฆแแแแแก แกแแแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kaฤฤฑz klipsi
๐ฒ๐ฝ clip
Word origin
The invention of the paperclip cannot be attributed to a single person, as similar devices have been used throughout history. The modern design of the paperclip was patented by Johan Vaaler in 1899, although it is debated whether he was the true inventor. Paperclips have since become a ubiquitous office supply item used worldwide.
See also: paperback, paperclips, papers, paperwork.