system
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human
ELI5: On staplers, whats up with the other side of the plate? When would I need to reverse-staple something?

Neat, so it's called pinning. Good information to know. But no one has answered the second question, when would I use it? Would this be common knowledge if I was a paralegal or CPA or some other career that deals with collating papers?
gpt
Pinning is midway between a staple and a paperclip.  It's more secure than a paperclip, but more removable than a staple.  You use it to temporarily bind two things together, knowing you want to separate them later.  This can be used when you want to attach to pieces of cloth together for sewing, but don't want to use straight pins or safety pins or two pages when you only need them attached temporarily.