The difference between Zip fastener and Zipper

When used as nouns, zip fastener means a fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, made up of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction, whereas zipper means a zip fastener.


Zipper is also verb with the meaning: to close a zipper.

check bellow for the other definitions of Zip fastener and Zipper

  1. Zip fastener as a noun:

    A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, made up of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.

  1. Zipper as a noun (chiefly, US, Australia):

    A zip fastener.

  2. Zipper as a noun:

    A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

  3. Zipper as a noun (biochemistry):

    leucine zipper

  4. Zipper as a noun (slang):

    A scar on a person's body.

  5. Zipper as a noun (US, military, slang, dated):

    An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.

  1. Zipper as a verb:

    to close a zipper.

    Examples:

    "He zippered his sweater against the cold''."

  2. Zipper as a verb:

    to put a zipper on an article.

    Examples:

    "These fall jackets are zippered."

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