What is the attachment shown in the provided figure?

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What is the attachment shown in the provided figure?

A flange is a bolted, gasket-sealed connection used to join pipe sections, valves, or equipment. The image shows a circular ring with bolt holes around the edge and a mating face for a gasket, which is the hallmark of a flange. This lets two matching flange faces come together and be secured with bolts. It differs from a reducer, which changes the pipe size along the run; from a coupling, which is a short straight connector without a gasket-faced mating surface; and from an elbow, which changes the direction of flow with a bend.

A flange is a bolted, gasket-sealed connection used to join pipe sections, valves, or equipment. The image shows a circular ring with bolt holes around the edge and a mating face for a gasket, which is the hallmark of a flange. This lets two matching flange faces come together and be secured with bolts. It differs from a reducer, which changes the pipe size along the run; from a coupling, which is a short straight connector without a gasket-faced mating surface; and from an elbow, which changes the direction of flow with a bend.

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