1755, "one who fastens," agent noun from fasten (v.). From 1792 of mechanical devices (for clothing, etc.).

(n) a person who fastens or makes fast(n) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Term for a connecting device such as a weld, bolt, rivet, etc.

a device used to attach one part or assembly to another (nut and bolt, screw, rivet, etc.).

A fastener is a mechanical device for holding two or more bodies in definite positions with respect to each other.

An item that attaches two objects together

Devices used to hold Tissue structures together for repair, reconstruction or to close wounds. They may consist of adsorbable or non-adsorbable, natural or synthetic materials. They include Tissue Adh [..]

a mechanical devise for joining pallet components such as nails, staples, bolts or screws. fastener shear index

something or someone that fastens mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like