paperweight

  1. Noun.  A small, decorative, somewhat weighty (and now, highly collectable) object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
  2. Noun.  Any object for this purpose.
  3. Noun.  (slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.

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