Fastener vs Coupler - What's the difference?
fastener | coupler | Related terms |
something or someone that fastens
mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, bolts and the like
Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
(music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
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