self-tapping screw
[ self-tap-ing ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌtæp ɪŋ /
noun
a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven.
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Nearby words
- self-surrender,
- self-sustaining,
- self-talk,
- self-tanning,
- self-tapping,
- self-taught,
- self-tender,
- self-test,
- self-to-self,
- self-torment
Also called tapping screw.
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