Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all
supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private
citizens to governments, who work with the
collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as
"paper work").
The term includes small, expendable, daily use items such as paper clips, post-it
notes,
staplers, hole
punchers, binders and laminators, writing
utensils and paper, but also encompasses higher-cost
equipment like computers, printers, fax machines, photocopiers
and cash
registers,
as well as office furniture such as cubicles, filing
cabinet,
and armoire
desks.
Two very common medium-to-high-cost office equipment items
before the advent of suitably priced word processing machines and PCs in the 1970s and 1980s were typewriters and adding
machines.
Many businesses in the office supply industry have recently expanded into
related markets for businesses like copy centers, which
facilitate the creation and printing of business collateral such as business
cards and stationery,
plus printing and binding of high quality, high volume business and engineering
documents. Some businesses also provide services for shipping, including
packaging and bulk mailing. In addition, many retail chains sell related
supplies beyond businesses and regularly market their stores as a center for
school supplies with August and early September being a major retail period for Back to school sales.
The office supply industry was estimated to be worth US$ 225 billion in 1999 and is still growing.
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paper clip
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скрепка, зажим для бумаги
post-it note
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бумага для заметок
stapler
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степлер
hole puncher
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дырокол
binder
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папка-регистратор, скоросшиватель
laminator
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пластиковая папка
writing utensils
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письменные принадлежности
cash register
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кассовый аппарат
cubicle
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кубикл, отгороженное рабочее место
filing cabinet
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ящик с файлами
armoire desk
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стол-конторка
typewriter
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пишущая машинка
adding machine
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счетная машинка
business card
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визитная карточка
stationery
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канцелярские товары
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