noun
panel strip; butt strap; batten; fishplate
Technical term in construction, woodworking, or metalworking for a strip or plate used to join, reinforce, or cover a joint or seam.
この目板は、板と板の継ぎ目を補強するために使われる。
This batten is used to reinforce the joint between boards.
鉄道のレールには、目板がボルトで固定されている。
Fishplates are bolted to the railway rails.
Compound of 目 (me, 'eye; joint; grain') and 板 (ita, 'board; plate'), referring to a strip or plate used at a joint or seam. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.