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Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies repeatedly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private people to governments, who works with the collection, modification, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work").

The term includes tiny, expendable, daily use items such as paper clips, staples, hole punches, binders and laminators, writing gear and paper, but also encompasses higher-cost tools like computers, printers, fax machines, photocopiers and cash registers, as well as office equipment such as cubicles or armoire desks. Two very common medium-to-high-cost office equipment items before the arrival of suitably priced word processing machines and PCs in the 1970s and 1980s were typewriters and adding machines.

Many businesses in the office supply business have recently expanded into related markets for businesses like copy centers, which facilitate the creation and printing of business collateral such as business cards and stationery, in addition printing and binding of high quality, high volume business and engineering papers. Some businesses also provide services for shipping, including packaging and mass mailing. In addition, many retail chains sell related supplies beyond businesses and regularly market their stores as a center for school supplies with August and early September being a main retail period for "Back to School" sales.

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