paperclip

/ ˈpeɪpəˌklɪp /

noun

1. a clip for holding sheets of paper together, esp one made of bent wire

Example Sentences

The smart earring prototype is about the size and weight of a small paperclip and has a 28-day battery life.

From Science Daily

About the length of a paperclip but skinny as pencil lead, it’s translucent and sinuous like a jellyfish tentacle.

From Seattle Times

However, since in this silly example our AGI successor would do nothing but make paperclips, this would be a case of normative extinction.

From Salon

"We would have invaded Iraq if Saddam Hussein had a rubber band and a paperclip," says Mr Rueda.

From BBC

They scrape away at the corroded contact with a paperclip.

From BBC