: a material (such as rubber) or a part (such as an O-ring) used to make a joint fluid-tight
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To improve the sound that the keys make, NuPhy switched to a gasket mount instead of the metal top mount that was used in the first iteration.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a normal structure, the GM blows a gasket, and the owner steps in and tells him to figure it out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Transfer items from boxes and bags into containers with gaskets that seal tightly or Mason jars with screw-on lids.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The living roaches must have been asleep or out enjoying Boca during the first inspection because, during the callback inspection, three roaches were chilling in reach-in cooler drawers, seven roaches were in reach-in cooler gaskets and one was on the wall behind cookline equipment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a normal structure, the GM blows a gasket, and the owner steps in and tells him to figure it out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Transfer items from boxes and bags into containers with gaskets that seal tightly or Mason jars with screw-on lids.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The living roaches must have been asleep or out enjoying Boca during the first inspection because, during the callback inspection, three roaches were chilling in reach-in cooler drawers, seven roaches were in reach-in cooler gaskets and one was on the wall behind cookline equipment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Gasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasket. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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gasket
noun
gas·ket
ˈgas-kət 
: a material (as rubber) or a part used to prevent a joint from leaking
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