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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a paper shredder" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a device that cuts paper into small pieces for security or privacy reasons.
Example: "After cleaning out my office, I decided to get rid of all the old documents by using a paper shredder."
Alternatives: "a document shredder" or "a paper cutter."
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In an adjacent room, a paper shredder shrieked.
The problem was that the machine was near a paper shredder.
I recognize, of course, that my heart is not literally stuck inside a paper shredder.
"I was left unsupervised near a paper shredder on work experience," I told someone, without elaborating.
And if this should ever happen again, think about buying yourself a paper shredder".
Lest the mood turn too sombre, Supové registers her impatience by periodically feeding her music into a paper shredder.
Ms. Eilber interrupts her in various ways, employing a stage light, a paper shredder and a mischievous little skip.
Mr. Schmill ends by encouraging Mr. Colbert to apply to M.I.T., and then shows a paper shredder.
Wickr's app contains an anti-forensics feature — the mobile equivalent of a paper shredder — that erases deleted files for good by writing over that metadata with gibberish text.
She says she's enjoyed seeing more of them, although even here the greeting-card sentiment goes quickly through a paper shredder.
A paper shredder can help, but with several types and dozens of models to choose from, it is easy to become paralyzed by confusion.
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