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What (who) is paper clip - definition

METAL DEVICE TO HOLD PAPERS TOGETHER
Paperclips; Paper clips; Paperclip; Gem clip; 📎; Paper-clip; Gem paper clip; Ppaer clip; 🖇; 🖇️
  • Paper clip holder
  • The paper clip patented by Johan Vaaler in 1899 and 1901
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  • A few paper clips of different colors coated in a mix of plastic and rubber

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  • The [[Britannia Mine Museum]], in [[Britannia Beach, British Columbia]], Canada, stood in for the Strughold Mining Facility.
EPISODE OF THE X-FILES (S3 E2)
Paper Clip (The X-Files episode); Paper Clip (The X-Files)
also paper-clip, paperclip (paper clips)
A paper clip is a small piece of bent wire that is used to fasten papers together.
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  • The [[Britannia Mine Museum]], in [[Britannia Beach, British Columbia]], Canada, stood in for the Strughold Mining Facility.
EPISODE OF THE X-FILES (S3 E2)
Paper Clip (The X-Files episode); Paper Clip (The X-Files)
¦ noun a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding several sheets of paper together.

Wikipedia

Paper clip

A paper clip (or paperclip) is a tool used to hold sheets of paper together, usually made of steel wire bent to a looped shape (though some are covered in plastic). Most paper clips are variations of the Gem type introduced in the 1890s or earlier, characterized by the almost two full loops made by the wire. Common to paper clips proper is their utilization of torsion and elasticity in the wire, and friction between wire and paper. When a moderate number of sheets are inserted between the two "tongues" of the clip, the tongues will be forced apart and cause torsion in the bend of the wire to grip the sheets together. They are usually used to bind papers together for productivity and portability.

Examples of use of paper clip
1. I inserted a partially unfolded paper clip into this parsnip.
2. They had to resort to a paper clip, sterilized with matches.
3. Throw the odd paper clip, flip a rubber band, that sort of thing.
4. But then, so was the invention of the paper clip." Miriam Feinberg Vamosh contributed to this article.
5. When he started his quest with the paper clip, MacDonald said getting a house was his goal.