Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
socket — [1] A hollow part or piece adapted or contrived to receive and hold something. [2] As a tool, it is usually barrel shaped with one open end to fit over a nut or bolt and the other open end with a female square drive to accept a drive tool (i.e.,… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Impact wrench — An impact wrench (also known as an air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it… … Wikipedia
Socket wrench — A socket wrench, more commonly referred to as a ratchet, is a type of wrench, or tightening tool, that uses separate, removable sockets to fit many different sizes of fittings and fasteners, most commonly nuts and bolts. It generally includes a… … Wikipedia
Impact driver — An impact driver is a hand tool that delivers a strong, sudden torque after being struck by a hammer. In conjunction with toughened socket sets, they are often used by mechanics to loosen larger bolts and nuts that are frozen or over torqued in… … Wikipedia
Wrench — For other uses, see Wrench (disambiguation). A set of chrome vanadium metric wrenches, open at one end, box/ring at the other. This type is commonly known as a combination wrench. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical… … Wikipedia
dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… … Universalium
Parallel ATA — ATA connector on the right, with two motherboard ATA sockets on the left. Type … Wikipedia
Bayonet — For other uses, see Bayonet (disambiguation). American soldiers bayonet training in Texas during the Border War. A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike shaped weapon designed to fit in, on, over or underneath the… … Wikipedia
Dinosaur — For other uses, see Dinosaur (disambiguation). Dinosaurs Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous, 231.4–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
AT Attachment — Infobox connector name=AT Attachment with Packet Interface type=Internal storage device connector logo= caption=ATA connector on the left, with two motherboard ATA connectors on the right. designer=Western Digital, subsequently amended by many… … Wikipedia
