quick disconnect
Tool-free detachment point
A quick disconnect is a coupling designed for fast attachment and detachment without tools—common in plumbing, electrical systems, and pneumatic lines: The air hose has a quick disconnect fitting.
The term extends to any mechanism allowing rapid separation: The kayak paddle has a quick disconnect in the middle.
Also called quick-release or quick-connect.
- couplerDevice linking two things
- snapSudden sharp sound
- releaseTo let go
- detachTo separate from
- fastenerSecures things together
hose · fitting · latch · clip · plug · plug and play · socket · pneumatic · hydraulic · valve · pressurized · twist · click · secure · airlock · nipple · air line · coupling
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