Noun: fastener fã-su-nu(r)
- Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
"The carpenter used a fastener to secure the workpiece to the bench";
- fastening, holdfast, fixing
- A person who fastens or makes fast
"he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
Derived forms: fasteners
Type of: actor, constraint, doer, restraint, worker
Encyclopedia: Fastener