Torx (pronounced ), developed in 1967 by Camcar Textron, is the trademark for a type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern. A popular generic name for the drive is "star", as in star screwdriver or star bits. The official generic name, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 10664, is hexalobular internal. This is sometimes abbreviated in databases and catalogs as 6lobe (starting with numeral, "6", not a capital letter, "G"). Torx Plus is an improved head profile. 

Torx screws are commonly found on automobiles, motorcycles, bicycle brake systems (disc brakes), hard disk drives, computer systems and consumer electronics. Initially, they were sometimes used in applications requiring tamper resistance, since the drive systems and screwdrivers were not widely available; as drivers became more common, tamper-resistant variants, as described below, were developed. Torx screws are also becoming increasingly popular in construction industries. 

By design, Torx head screws resist cam-out better than Phillips head or slot head screws. Whereas Phillips heads were allegedly designed to "cause" the driver to cam out, to prevent overtightening, Torx heads were designed to "prevent" cam-out. The development of better torque-limiting automatic screwdrivers for use in factories allowed this change. Rather than rely on the tool to slip out of the screw head when a desired torque level is reached (which risks damage to the driver tip, screw head, and/or workpiece), torque-limiting driver designs achieve a desired torque consistently.
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1967
Torx (pronounced ), developed in 1967
Camcar Textron,
Torx (pronounced ), developed in 1967 by Camcar Textron,
yes
, is the trademark
a type of screw head
Torx (pronounced ), developed in 1967 by Camcar Textron, is the trademark for a type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern
a 6-point star-shaped pattern
characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern
star
 A popular generic name for the drive is "star"
as in star screwdriver
 as in star screwdriver or star bits
Yes
. The official generic name
hexalobular internal
 is hexalobular internal
Yes
l. This is sometimes abbreviated in databases
6lobe
as 6lobe
International Organization for Standardization
The official generic name, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO
Yes
, Torx head screws resist cam-out better than Phillips head or slot head
Phillips head or slot head screws
 Phillips head or slot head screws
Phillips heads
. Whereas Phillips heads were allegedly designed to "cause" the driver to cam out
to prevent overtightening
 the driver to cam out, to prevent overtightening
cam-out.
 Torx heads were designed to "prevent" cam-out.
achieve a desired torque consistently.
 torque-limiting driver designs achieve a desired torque consistently.
in construction industries.
Torx screws are also becoming increasingly popular in construction industries. 
Yes
Torx screws are commonly found on automobiles