• Axolotl_cpp@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    The one labelled phillips i only ever heard it being calles “cross” and the one labelled pozidriv i only heard it being called “star” but maybe is just my country

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      18 hours ago

      A “cross head” generally refers to the JIS, (Japanese Industrial Standard), version of the philips screw. Because evidently they were too lazy to design something original. They require their own special set of screwdrivers to fit correctly, (the philips drivers are close, but no cigar).

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      2 days ago

      Yeah, in the US I’ve only heard “Philips” or occasionally “four way”. We say star here also though, but I think for the “six lobe” iirc