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Staple may mean:

Staple (fastener), a formed metal fastener used to secure sheets of material or wires
Staple food, a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet. It is a standard commodity rather than a speciality 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 fibre from which textiles are made. It is the material in its standard form as a traded commodity.
The Staple Singers, a United States gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
Reed (music), the foundation upon which the 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 (band), a Christian post-hardcore band
STAPLE!, a convention for creators of comics, minicomics, and other independent media

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A staple port was one in which trade in specified goods was regulated. The term is a medieval one. Normally the king licensed a particular group of merchants to trade in the commodity, in an area such as his kingdom and their trading had to be done in the staple town or port.
The staple was the staple port where wool exports were traded. From 1363 to 1558, this was at Calais.
Staple, Nord (pronunciation: stohpl) is a commune in the Nord département of France. This is the name in its Flemish form.
Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, is another place in which the word appears but in its French form
Staple, Kent, a village in Kent, England near Sandwich

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