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Allen key

British

noun

an L-shaped tool consisting of a rod having a hexagonal cross section, used to turn a screw ( Allen screw ) with a hexagonal recess in the head. A different size of key is required for each size of screw

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The Tripp Trapp, with several add-ons sold separately, adjusts from baby seat to toddler booster and, finally, adult-size chair with the turn of an Allen key.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2021

For larger items that could involve disassembling and flat-packing them to fit into the back of a car, before some quick work with an Allen key in the Ikea car park.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2021

Motors are swappable via an Allen key that is stored in the front truck, and batteries are easy to unscrew and remove.

From The Verge • Jan. 17, 2020

On the front of the brace was a warning label explaining how, if Don went into cardiac arrest, the brace must be removed with an Allen key he carried with him at all times.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2018

It can be assembled with just an Allen key and controlled with an XBox.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2013

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