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What's the English name for this?

I'm working on an Instructable and I don't know the English word for this type of threaded connector. Does anyone know?

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Oct 6, 2010. 4:26 AMcoolpizzadude says:
There called tee nuts, here's a link to them.
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Oct 6, 2010. 4:53 AMNachoMahma says:
. +1
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Oct 6, 2010. 5:29 AMsteveastrouk says:
Nah, this is a Tee nuthttp://www.1mta.com/image_uploads/t_nut_version_3.jpg
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Oct 6, 2010. 8:33 AMWillard2.0 says:
Yup, that's what I've always called them.
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Oct 6, 2010. 11:56 AMlemonie says:

Or a "pronged tee nut"?

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Oct 6, 2010. 1:04 PMsteveastrouk says:
That's a better description than any so far.
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Oct 6, 2010. 6:00 AMRavingMadStudios says:
I'd go with "spiky nut thingy".
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Oct 6, 2010. 7:57 AMcoolpizzadude says:
lol I was thinking about saying that.
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Oct 6, 2010. 4:05 AMsteveastrouk says:
Prong nut.
Oct 6, 2010. 3:15 AMObi-Wahn says:
I'd say, a Captive Nut 

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