Staple has several meanings:

• a staple is a formed metal fastener used to secure sheets of material or wires
• a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet is a Staple food
• staple is the raw material, or its length and quality, of fibre from which textiles are made
• Staple (pronunciation: stohpl) is a commune in the Nord département of France
• Staple is a village in Kent, England near Sandwich
• Staples, Inc. is an office supply retailer
• Staple is a Christian metal band