fastening vs zip fastener

zip fastener vs fastening

fastening and zip fastener both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
zip fastener	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of fastening 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, slide fastener, zip, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastening (noun)	zip fastener (noun)
the act of fastening things together	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and zip fastener

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