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What is a paperweight?

What is a paperweight? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
  2. Any object for this purpose.
  3. (slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.
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They had laid cash, including a hefty tip, on the silver plate, and commandeered an unused dessertspoon to act as a paperweight.
Under conditions that could turn an ordinary computer into a giant paperweight?
He spins back to his desk and picks up his favorite paperweight, a snow globe, which he shakes vigorously.
One misstep during a root and you could turn the phone into an expensive paperweight, a mishap the Android community calls bricking.
The feedback I had from my female office was that it would be better for a paperweight.
Ryan puts the paperweight down on his desk blotter, moving his chair closer to put less distance between them.

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