Phrase guide

pop rivet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A blind rivet; a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; after passing the bucktail through the items to be secured, the rivet gun is attached to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.

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History

Etymology

Genericised from POP, the brand name of the original manufacturer, now owned by Stanley Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vetoniitti — a pin with an expandable head
  • Finnish: popniitti — a pin with an expandable head
  • Swedish: popnit — a pin with an expandable head