"binder clip" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-binder clip.wav Forms: binder clips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} binder clip (plural binder clips)
  1. A simple device for binding several sheets of paper, leaving the sheets intact; a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex. Categories (topical): Fasteners, Stationery Synonyms: banker's clip, foldback clip, foldover clip, handbag clip, paper clamp Related terms: bulldog clip, paper clip Translations (device for binding sheets of paper): սեղմակ (seġmak) (Armenian), 長尾夾 /长尾夹 (chángwěijiā) (Chinese Mandarin), paperiklipsi (Finnish), Foldback-Klammer [feminine] (German), Vielzweckklemme [feminine] (German), klips biurowy [masculine] (Polish), klips [masculine] (Polish), prendedor de papel [masculine] (Portuguese), sujetapapeles [masculine] (Spanish), pinza sujetapapeles [feminine] (Spanish), pappersklämma [common-gender] (Swedish)

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