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  2. Staple (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    Staples are often described as X/Y (e.g. 24/6 or 26/6), where the first number X is the gauge of the wire , and the second number Y is the length of the shank (leg) in millimeters. Some exceptions to this rule include staple sizes like No. 10. Common sizes for the home and office include: 26/6, 24/6, 24/8, 13/6, 13/8 and No. 10 for mini staplers.

  3. Morris Abrams - Wikipedia

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    Abrams was the first generation of his family to be born in the United States. [citation needed]Arrow brand staple gun.. In 1929, [1] Morris Abrams founded Arrow Fastener. At first, he sold staples for staplers currently on the market, [citation needed] but by 1940 he had received his first stapler patent, [2] and by 1943, was assigning his patents to Arrow Fastener, [3] a process he continued ...

  4. Arrow Electronics - Wikipedia

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    Arrow Electronics, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.A global provider of electronic components and enterprise computing products, the company specializes in distribution and value-added services for original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, managed service providers, contract manufacturers and other commercial customers.

  5. ANSI/ASME Y14.1 - Wikipedia

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    A size chart illustrating the ANSI sizes. In 1992, the American National Standards Institute adopted ANSI/ASME Y14.1 Decimal Inch Drawing Sheet Size and Format, [1] which defined a regular series of paper sizes based upon the de facto standard 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in "letter" size to which it assigned the designation "ANSI A".

  6. Unified Thread Standard - Wikipedia

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    The standard designation for a UTS thread is a number indicating the nominal (major) diameter of the thread, followed by the pitch measured in threads per inch.For diameters smaller than ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ inch, the diameter is indicated by an integer number defined in the standard; for all other diameters, the inch figure is given.

  7. Stapler - Wikipedia

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    A skin stapler does not resemble a standard stapler, as it has no anvil. Skin staples are commonly preshaped into an "M." Pressing the stapler into the skin and applying pressure onto the handle bends the staple through the skin and into the fascia until the two ends almost meet in the middle to form a rectangle.

  8. 1951 USAF resolution test chart - Wikipedia

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    A 1951 USAF resolution test chart is a microscopic optical resolution test device originally defined by the U.S. Air Force MIL-STD-150A standard of 1951. The design provides numerous small target shapes exhibiting a stepped assortment of precise spatial frequency specimens.

  9. Sabot (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A sabot (UK: / s æ ˈ b oʊ, ˈ s æ b oʊ /, US: / ˈ s eɪ b oʊ /) is a supportive device used in firearm/artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a bullet/slug or a flechette-like projectile (such as a kinetic energy penetrator), and keep it aligned in the center of the barrel when fired.