noun
A device for fastening papers together with staples. Often used interchangeably with ホッチキス, though ホッチキス is more common in everyday Japanese.
See also: ホッチキス
書類をまとめるためにステープラーを使った。
I used a stapler to bind the documents together.
ホッチキス is the more common and everyday term for 'stapler' in Japanese, derived from the brand name 'Hotchkiss'. ステープラー is a direct loanword from English and is understood but less frequently used.
Borrowed from English 'stapler'.