self-tapping screw

English

Noun

self-tapping screw (plural self-tapping screws)

1. A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).

Related terms

• self-drilling screw

Translations

screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material

• German: Blechbohrschraube f
• Greek: λαμαρινόβιδα (el) f (lamarinóvida)
• Russian: саморе́з (ru) m (samoréz)