The phrase "a fastener" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an object that is used to hold things together, such as screws, bolts, or clips.
Example: "To assemble the furniture, you will need a fastener to secure the pieces in place."
Alternatives: "a connector" or "a clasp".
Choi, J. & Lakes, R. Design of a fastener based on negative Poisson's ratio foam.
COHN--Eric Marbe, 88, a fastener importer, died November 8, 2010.
The pin had been used, possibly, as a fastener for a garment.
VW has issued the alert after internal checks found a fastener in the pedal system could become loose.
The lightning strike electric current is applied directly to a fastener.
If you use a fastener that has the wrong coating on it, it won't take long for it to start to corrode and fail.
This study aims to quantify the effect of corrosion morphologies relevant to a fastener-hole geometry of AA7050-T7451 on the initiation life, propagation life and total fatigue life.
Emhart Automotive, a fasteners maker owned by Black & Decker, has invested $500,000 to equip two recreational vehicles, dubbed "mobile innovation centers," to take its technology to auto plant gates.
As with the ACS, the STIS was not designed with the intention of servicing it while in space, and one of the major challenges was to remove a cover plate held tight with over 100 screws using a specially designed tool called a fastener-capture plate, designed to trap the screws and washers and prevent them from floating into space when removed.
It was Schott NYC, founded by brothers Irving and John Schott, which first used the toothed fastener on a jacket in 1925.
A loose fastener on an electrical panel caused a small part of that panel to char last month, though that occurred on a test flight without paying customers.
