paper fasteners

Hold sheets together

Paper fasteners are small metal devices for binding sheets of paper together.

The most common type has two prongs that push through holes in the paper and fold flat against the back, creating a pivot point that allows pages to turn.

Also called brads or split pins.

She secured the report with a paper fastener.

types

brads

Small thin nails

split pins · thumbtacks · pushpins · prongs · grommets · eyelets · rivets · rubber bands · bulldog clips · alligator clips

office

stapler

Device binding paper sheets

filing · documents · reports · presentations · binding · collating · sorting · stacking · archiving · correspondence

function

securing

Making firmly fixed

holding · clamping · affixing · connecting · bundling · organizing · grouping · pinning · clasping · gripping

crafts

scrapbooking

Creating decorated keepsake albums

cardmaking · origami · bookbinding · journals · mixed media · collage · handmade books · gift tags

Categories
Opposites
binding vs. separation

paper fastenersloose papers

dividers · letter opener · unbinding · disassembly

Family

paper, papers, papered, papering, papery, paperwork, paperback, fasten, fastener

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G