Office Supplies Terminology

noun a cover or holder for holding loose papers or sheets together

• Please use the binder to organize all of the important documents for the meeting.
• Hey, can you pass me that binder over there? I need to find a specific paper.
• I love this binder, it keeps all my stuff together.
• The binder of memories held within its pages the stories of a lifetime.

noun A small card used for organizing and storing information in a filing system

• The office clerk organized the documents using a filing card system.
• I can't find the report, it must be in one of the filing cards on my desk.
• I'll just stick that note on a filing card so I don't forget about it.
• Each filing card represents a different aspect of my life that I need to keep track of.

noun a reproduction of a document or other printed matter made by using a photocopying machine

verb to make a photocopy of something

• Please make a photocopy of this document for our records.
• Can you quickly photocopy these papers for me?
• I need to run off a quick photocopy of this before the meeting.
• His memory was like a photocopy, always reproducing the same details perfectly.

noun a thin, flat material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing, or wrapping

• I accidentally got a paper cut while flipping through the documents.
• Ouch, I just got a paper cut from that magazine!
• I hate when I get a papercut, it stings so bad!
• His words felt like a paper cut to her heart.

noun a type of folder with multiple pockets or compartments that expand and contract like an accordion, used for organizing and storing documents

• The accountant organized all the financial documents in an accordion folder for easy access.
• I picked up an accordion folder to keep all my class notes in one place.
• I found a cool accordion folder at the store to stash all my important papers.
• Her mind was like an accordion folder, neatly compartmentalizing all her thoughts and memories.