fastener vs slide fastener

slide fastener vs fastener

fastener and slide fastener both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastener	Yes	No	No	No
slide fastener	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, slide fastener is a hyponym of fastener; that is, slide fastener is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastener:

fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
slide fastener: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Other hyponyms of fastener include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastener (noun)	slide fastener (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
a person who fastens or makes fast

Difference between fastener and slide fastener

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