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fasteners ![click to hear : fasteners click to hear : fasteners](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Accessories used to open or close a garment.
zipper ![click to hear : zipper click to hear : zipper](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Closure made up of two lengths of tape edged with teeth that interlock by means of a slide.
tape ![click to hear : tape click to hear : tape](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Strip of fabric to which the teeth are attached; it is sewed to each side of the fabric’s seam.
tab ![click to hear : tab click to hear : tab](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Metal piece used to move the slide.
slide ![click to hear : slide click to hear : slide](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Sliding part that joins or separates the two rows of teeth on the zipper.
tooth ![click to hear : tooth click to hear : tooth](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Each of the metal pieces that mesh when the slide is pulled.
stop ![click to hear : stop click to hear : stop](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Metal piece that stops the slide at the lower end of the zipper.