paper fastener

English

Paper fastener. Note the two legs of different length for easy spreading.

Noun

paper fastener (plural paper fasteners)

1. A stationery fastening device made of thin, soft metal, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
2. Any similar stationery fastening device.

Synonyms

• (fastening pin with split shank): brass fastener, brad, split pin

Translations

stationary item — see also split pin

• Finnish: haaraniitti
• Irish: fáiscín páipéir m
• Portuguese: colchete (pt) m