The Emergence Machine

Snap Fastener

physical · Technology · Level 7 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A type of fastener that uses a snapping action to secure a connection.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “snap fastener” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
snap fastener
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Snap FastenerComputerMachineFastenerToolMaterialSoftwareSystemForceFormInformationStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSnap FastenerL7FastenerL4ComputerL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Fastener L4 (requires)
    snap fastener builds on the concept of fastener
  • Computer L6 (requires)
    snap fastener builds on the concept of computer