stapling

a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.

a similar, often U-shaped piece of wire or metal with pointed ends for driving into a surface to hold a hasp, hook, pin, bolt, wire, or the like.

to secure or fasten by a staple or staples: to staple three sheets together.

a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.

a principal commodity in a mercantile field; goods in steady demand or of known or recognized quality.

a basic or necessary item of food: She bought flour, sugar, salt, and other staples.

a basic or principal item, thing, feature, element, or part: Cowboy dramas are a staple on television.

the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, rayon, etc., considered with reference to length and fineness.

chief or prominent among the products exported or produced by a country or district; chiefly or largely dealt in or consumed.

basic, chief, or principal: staple industries.

principally used: staple subjects of conversation.

to sort or classify according to the staple or fiber, as wool.