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-tapping screw, self-taught, self-tender, self-test, self-to-self, self-torment

Also called tapping screw.

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