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* The external and internal pair of threads can be described as male and female. For example, a screw has male threads, while its matching hole (whether in nut or substrate) has female threads.

'''Female and Male Thread'''
Gender of a connector or a fastener.
The "female" connector is generally a receptacle that receives and holds the "male" connector.


== Images ==
[[File:Malefemalepipe.jpg]]
[[File:Female-thread.jpeg]]


== References ==
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_thread
# http://www.manufacturinget.org/2011/10/screw-thread/