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Clip-on nut
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<p>A clip-on nut, also known as a sheet metal nut or a speed nut (but this is ambiguous, see <a href="/facts/Speed_nut/1YL6qPww">speed nut</a>), is a type of <a href="/facts/Nut_(hardware)/RvmcvYH8">nut</a> designed to be clipped to <a href="/facts/Sheet_metal/3yK7SwL4">sheet metal</a>. It is a type of <a href="/facts/Threaded_insert/rNbmYEzf">captive nut</a> commonly made as a <a href="/facts/Cage_nut/IfA4FBVB">cage nut</a>. </p>