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fastener

hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects or components together
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fastener

Summary

fastener is a type of machine element[1]. fastener draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_machine_element category, ranking #8 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • fastener's instance of is recorded as type of machine element[3].
  • fastener's instance of is recorded as type of physical object by use[4].
  • fastener is a type of physical tool[5].
  • fastener is a type of machine element[6].
  • fastener is a type of connector[7].
  • fastener is used for fastening[8].
  • fastener's Commons category is recorded as Fasteners[9].
  • fastener's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fasteners[10].
  • fastener's Commons gallery is recorded as Fastener[11].
  • fastener's different from is recorded as coupling[12].
  • fastener's different from is recorded as fastening[13].
  • fastener's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of machine element[3] and type of physical object by use[4]. Recorded subclass of include physical tool[5], machine element[6], and connector[7].

Use and Application

fastener is used for fastening[8].

Why It Matters

fastener draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_machine_element category, ranking #8 of 30).[2] fastener has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] fastener is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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