\Riv"et*ing\, n.
1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out
   and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or
   pressing.
2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. --Tomlinsin.
{Butt riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of
   plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by
   being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.
{Chain riveting}, riveting in which the rivets, in two or
   more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.
{Crossed riveting}, riveting in which the rivets in one row
   are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next
   row.
{Double riveting}, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along
   the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of
   the joint.
{Lap riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates
   overlap and are riveted together.