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  2. Lock bumping - Wikipedia

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    Many bump-resistant locks are available which cannot be easily opened through the lock bumping method. Time locks , combination locks , electronic locks , electromagnetic locks , and locks using rotating disks, such as disc tumbler locks , are inherently invulnerable to this attack, since their mechanism does not contain springs.

  3. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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    The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

  4. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of a tumbler lock was found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad built by king Sargon II (721–705 BC.) in Iraq. [1] Basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.

  5. Real-estate lock box - Wikipedia

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    A realtor lock box hanging on the doorknob of a house for sale. A real-estate lock box is a padlock-shaped box that generally hangs around the doorknob of a house that is on the market. The device holds the keys to a house to allow common access for all real estate agents, while continuing to keep them secure. [1]

  6. Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal - Wikipedia

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    There were two designs used on the C&O Canal locks: the 1828 design and the 1830 design. Locks 1–27 (with the exception of lock 13) are to the older 1828 design, and locks 13 and 28–75 are of the 1830 design. [15] The 1828 design originally filled the lock chamber through the use of culverts in the lock masonry.

  7. Child safety lock - Wikipedia

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    A child safety lock is a special-purpose lock for cabinets, drawers, bottles, etc. that is designed to help prevent children from getting at any dangerous things or contents. Young children are naturally curious about their surroundings and will always explore, but as they may be unaware of dangerous substances or situations, the results can be ...

  8. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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    A plan and side view of a generic, empty canal lock. A lock chamber separated from the rest of the canal by an upper pair and a lower pair of mitre gates.The gates in each pair close against each other at an 18° angle to approximate an arch against the water pressure on the "upstream" side of the gates when the water level on the "downstream" side is lower.

  9. Two-phase locking - Wikipedia

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    For 2PL, the only used data-access locks are read-locks (shared locks) and write-locks (exclusive locks). Below are the rules for read-locks and write-locks : A transaction is allowed to read an object if and only if it is holding a read-lock or write-lock on that object.