set screw
A screw used to secure an object within or against another object, often without a nut. Common in mechanical and engineering contexts.
This part is secured with a set screw.
Tighten the set screw so that the shaft does not move.
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for 'set screw'.
All-hiragana variant of the common spelling.
Alternate kanji 留め is also used for 'fastening'.
Rare kanji spelling using 螺子 for 'screw'.
Rare kanji spelling combining 留め and 螺子.
Compound of 止め (tome, 'stopping, fixing') and ネジ (neji, 'screw'). The kanji 留め is also used with a similar meaning of 'fastening'.