Rivet

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A short metal cylinder with a head at one end, the other end being passed through a pre-drilled hole in two parts to be joined. The end is subsequently spread by the action of a compressing tool to form a rigid connection.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)