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Encyclopedia > Fastener

A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. Hardware is the general term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a technology. ...


Items like a rope, string, wire (e.g. iron wire, possibly coated with plastic, or multiple parallel wires kept together by a plastic strip coating), cable, chain, or plastic wrap may be used to mechanically join objects; but are not generally categorized as fasteners because they have additional common uses. Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ... A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated strand of drawn metal. ... A cable is two or more wires or optical fibers bound together, typically in a common protective jacket or sheath. ... Look up chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Plastic wrap, known as cling-film in the United Kingdom, is a thin polymer material, roughly 0. ...


Fasteners are generally available in retail quantities - individually or in small pre-packaged amounts, or in carton quantity from distributors.


Other alternative methods of joining materials include crimping, welding, soldering, brazing, taping, gluing, cementing, or the use of other adhesives. The use of force may also be used, such as with magnets, vacuum (like suction cups), or even friction. Crimping is joining two pieces of metal or other malleable material by deforming one or both of them to hold the other. ... Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. ... (De)soldering a contact from a wire. ... Brazing is a joining process whereby a non-ferrous filler metal and an alloy are heated to melting temperature (above 450°C / 800°F) and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts by capillary action. ... Tape could refer to any of these : Adhesive tape Sticky tape Gaffer tape Duct tape Masking tape Magnetic tape Cassette tape Punched tape Tape drive Tape measure Tape (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Historically, glue only refers to protein colloid adhesives prepared from animal tissues, such as hide glue, bone glue, or fish glue. ... Cement is a material for bonding stone or brick. ... An adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. ... In physics, a force is defined as the rate of change of momentum of that body. ... Magnetic field lines of a bar magnet shown by iron filings on paper A magnet is an object that has a magnetic field. ... Look up Vacuum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other uses, see vacuum (disambiguation) A vacuum is a volume of space that is empty of matter, including air, so that gaseous pressure is much less than standard atmospheric pressure. ... It has been suggested that Frictional force be merged into this article or section. ...


Many fasteners can also be used to close a container such as a bag, a box, an envelope. It may involve keeping together the sides of an opening of flexible material, attaching a lid to a container, etc. There are also special closing devices, e.g. a bread clip. A flexible bag can also be closed with a knot. Look up lid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A bread clip is a device used to hold plastic bags (such as the ones presliced bread is commonly packaged in) closed. ...


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