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'''Staple''' may mean:
*[[Staple (fastener)]], a formed metal fastener used to secure sheets of material or wires, so they will not fall apart of each other.
*[[Staple food]], a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet. It is a standard commodity rather than a specialty item. This meaning is often extended to cover other areas besides food (a rollercoaster is a theme park staple)
*[[Surgical staple]], used in surgery to close wounds
*[[Staple (textiles)]] is the raw material, or its length and quality, of fiber from which textiles are made. It is the material in its standard form as a traded commodity.
*[[Staple (wool)]], wool fibers that naturally form themselves into locks that held together by cross fibers.
*[[Staple (music)]], the foundation upon which a [[Reed (music)|reed]] is constructed. A small cylindrical piece of metal (copper) tubing used to support the cane reeds. The reeds are fastened to the Staple using a copper wire or other suitable material. Staples are used for other type reeds such as oboe, bassoon and similar double reeded instruments.
*[[STAPLE!]], a convention for creators of comics, minicomics, and other independent media
* [[STAPLE (programming language)]] - A programming language written at Manchester <!-- (University?) --> and used at [[ICL]] in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on [[ALGOL 68]] and had a very advanced [[optimizing compiler]].
==Musical groups==
*[[The Staple Singers]], a United States gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
*[[Staple (band)]], a Christian post-hardcore band
==Places==
*[[Staple port]]s were medieval concept for a port in which trade was regulated, usually by the King, often restricting the particular trade to a specific group or port
**'[[The staple]]' was the staple port where wool exports were traded. From 1363 to 1558, this was at Calais.
**[[Étaples]], Pas-de-Calais, another city named in this way, but in its French form
*[[Staple right]]s were a somewhat related but different medieval concept which forced river merchants to offer their goods for sale at a city before being allowed to proceed with the remainder of their goods
*[[Staple, Kent]], a village in Kent, England near Sandwich
*[[Staple, Louisiana]]
==See also==
*[[Staples]]
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