fastening vs connection

connection vs fastening

fastening and connection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of fastening; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than fastening:

fastening: the act of fastening things together
connection: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

Other hypernyms of fastening include connexion, joining.

fastening (noun)	connection (noun)
the act of fastening things together	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	shifting from one form of transportation to another
	an instrumentality that connects
	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

Difference between fastening and connection

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