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Etymology edit

Compound of the trademark Inbus (abbreviation of “Innensechskantschraube Bauer und Schaurte”) of the company Bauer & Schaurte and Schlüssel (key). The term has entered generic usage.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪnbʊsˌʃlʏsl̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: In‧bus‧schlüs‧sel

Noun edit

Inbusschlüssel m (strong, genitive Inbusschlüssels, plural Inbusschlüssel)

  1. hex key, Allen key
    Synonym: Innensechskantschlüssel

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