Fastening

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  • noun. Something, such as a hook, used to attach one thing to another firmly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Anything that binds and makes fast, or serves for joining or securing, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, cord, chain, clasp, button, hook, etc.
  • noun. Fixedness; firmness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of to fasten.
  • noun. a hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of fastening things together
  • noun. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  • Word Usage
    "The fastening is generally achieved combining hinges and braces with some locking mechanism."
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