2006 NBA playoffs controversy. The previous playoff format, in place for the 2004â05 and 2005â06 NBA playoffs, after the NBA was re-aligned into six divisions, created controversy during the 2005â06 season and playoffs, and would be changed prior to the 2006â07 NBA season.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Stapler. A stapler is a mechanical device that joins sheets of paper or similar material by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends. Staplers are widely used in government, business, offices, homes and schools.
By Michael Hilton. Needle punching is a process of carpet manufacturing in which a matted layer of short staple fibers are punched with barbed needles into a spun, synthetic scrim and intertwined to form a mat of surface fiber. The mat is usually 3/8 thick (more or less) and appears like a very thick felt.