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.
Report Abuse. The most common staples are the ones used for paper. They are almost exclusively applied with a mechanical stapler which clinch the legs after they pass through the paper. Staples of this type were used on a desktop stapling machine, which was developed in 1877 and registered under US Patent No. 195,603. Modern staples for a paper stapler are made from bent wire and glued together to form a long strip of staples. The papers to be fastened are placed between the main body and the anvil.