tapping screw

tapping screw

[′tap·iŋ ‚skrü] (design engineering) self-tapping screw

sheet-metal screw, tapping screw

sheet-metal screws A coarse-threaded, tapered screw with a slotted head for driving with a screwdriver; used for fastening sheet metal and other materials, without a tapped hole and without a nut.

tapping screw

tapping screw See sheet-metal screw.