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