Mechanical Devices
- Nut (hardware), a fastener used with a bolt
- Nut (climbing), a piece of metal wedged into a rock
- Nut (string instrument), of a string instrument is a small piece of hard material which supports the strings at the end closest to the headstock or scroll
- The moving element of a ball screw
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