mistighten

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ tighten.

Verb

mistighten (third-person singular simple present mistightens, present participle mistightening, simple past and past participle mistightened)

1. To tighten improperly.
   • 1978, American Machinist - Volume 122, Issues 1-6, page 75:

     to detect when a bolt has been mistightened

   • 1985, The Japan Industrial & Technological Bulletin - Volume 13, page 17:

     Mistightening can be checked visually .

   • 2023 September 22, Tetras, “Troubleshooting: DRAM light on MOBO”, in Linus Tech Tips‎^[1]:

     If you change cooler and PC won't boot or has ram problems, it is usually the mount, but I don't know how easy it is (or if it possible) to mistighten/overtighten this cooler.