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In British, Australian and New Zealand English, along with Dutch and Austrian German, a utility knife frequently used in the construction industry is known as a Stanley knife.
In Brazil they are known as estiletes or cortadores Olfa ( the latter, being another genericised trademark ).
In general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas ( penknife, when it comes to folding blades ); in Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica, they are colloquially known as cutters ; and in Uruguay the segmented fixed-blade knives are known as " trinchetas ".
Other names for the tool are box cutter or boxcutter, razor blade knife, razor knife, carpet knife, pen knife, stationery knife, sheetrock knife, or drywall knife.
For example, in the mid-Atlantic US, the X-Acto name is likelier to evoke only a specific subset of these knives ( the pencil-shaped hobby knife ), which may explain why the " utility knife " name, with its specificity, is more common there for the larger type.
Also, in this region, " box cutter " usually evokes only a specific subset of these knives ( the simpler type whose body consists only of a flat sleeve stamped from sheet steel ), and " pen knife " usually evokes only a folding pocket knife.
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