self-tapping screw

English

Noun

self-tapping screw (plural self-tapping screws)

A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).

Related terms

self-drilling screw

Translations

screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material

German: Blechbohrschraube f
Greek: λαμαρινόβιδα (el) f (lamarinóvida)
Russian: саморе́з (ru) m (samoréz)

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