fastener
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- n a person who fastens or makes fast
he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was - n restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- The nonmetallic, zipperlike fastener is called Velcro, consists of two strips of fabric, one with thousands of tiny nylon hooks, the other with thousands of equally tiny nylon loops.
- As the hands of Boeing's workers graced the final product on Sunday, checking out the landing gear, the fasteners, the smooth sides that lacked the ripples often caused by aluminum .
- Because slide fasteners have tiny parts with precision fittings, the industry had to use an easily workable copper base.