Glossary of Locksmithing terms meanings

Active door meaning Adjacent key cut meaning Anodizing meaning Anti-friction latch meaning Anti-pick latch meaning Anti-shim springbolt meaning Anti-thrust bolt meaning Anvil meaning Apartment function lock meaning Arbor meaning Armored face plate meaning Armored front meaning Associated master key meaning Astragal meaning Asymmerrical double wing key meaning Attendant’s key meaning Auger drill bit meaning Auxiliary bolt meaning Auxiliary cylindrical lock meaning Awl meaning Back plate meaning Backset meaning Ball catch meaning Bar meaning Bar lock meaning Barrel meaning Barrel key meaning Barrel post meaning Belly meaning Bevel meaning Bevelled bolt meaning Bezel nut wrench meaning Bicentric cylinder meaning Bit meaning Bit height meaning Bit key meaning Bit key lock meaning Bit thickness meaning Bit width meaning Bitting meaning Bitting increment meaning Blade meaning Blank meaning Blocking lever meaning Body puller meaning Bolt meaning Bolt tail meaning Bolt wire meaning Bond meaning Bonded locksmith meaning Bond box meaning Boring jig meaning Bottom pin meaning Bow meaning Box of wards meaning Box strike meaning Brace meaning Brace lock meaning Brace lock meaning Brass meaning Bridge meaning Bridge ward meaning Broach meaning Broaching meaning Bronze meaning Building master key meaning Bull nose edge meaning Bullet meaning Burglar-proof meaning Burglar-proof guard ring meaning Burglar-proof spindle meaning Cabinet lock meaning Caliper meaning Cam meaning Cam lock meaning Cap meaning Carbide tip drill bit meaning Card access meaning Case meaning Case ward meaning Casement door meaning Casement window meaning Cast padlock meaning Casting meaning Catch meaning Catch button meaning Chain lock meaning Chain padlock meaning Chamber meaning Chamfer meaning Change meaning Change key meaning Change key progression chart meaning Changeable lever meaning Changeable tumbler meaning Changing index meaning Cheek meaning Classroom function lock meaning Clean opening meaning Clearance meaning Clevis meaning Clipper meaning Closed tumbler meaning Closet function lock meaning Closet spindle meaning Code meaning Code book meaning Code cutter meaning Code machine meaning Code number meaning Coil spring meaning Cold drawing meaning Collar meaning Collar ward meaning Color coding meaning Colored pin meaning Combinate meaning Combinating meaning Combination meaning Combination lock meaning Combination lock change key meaning Combination lock tumbler wheel meaning Combination tumbler meaning Combination wafer meaning Communicating function lock meaning Compound lever meaning Compression spring meaning Connecting bar meaning Constant meaning Construction master key meaning Construction master pin meaning Control pin meaning Control button meaning Control key meaning Control shear line meaning Controlled cross-keying meaning Conversion code meaning Core meaning Corrugated key meaning Cover meaning Cover arm meaning Covered escutcheon meaning Crank meaning Cremone bolt meaning Cross suiting meaning Cross-keying meaning Curb post meaning Custodian meaning Customer’s key meaning Cut meaning Cutter meaning Cutting wheel meaning Cylinder key meaning Cylinder scar plate meaning Cylinder meaning Cylinder collar meaning Cylinder guard meaning Cylinder housing meaning Cylinder key file meaning Cylinder lock meaning Cylinder ring meaning Cylinder rose meaning Cylinder set screw meaning Dead lift lever meaning Deadbolt meaning Deadlatch meaning Deadlock meaning Deadlocking latch meaning Decoder gage meaning Decoding meaning Department master key meaning Depth and spacing guide chart meaning Depth gage meaning Depth guide meaning Depth key meaning Depth of key cut meaning Detector lever meaning Detector lock meaning Detent meaning Dial meaning Dial caliper meaning Dial ring meaning Die meaning Diecasting meaning Differ meaning Direct digit code meaning Disc tumbler meaning Display key meaning Divided bolt meaning Dog meaning Dogging key meaning Door bevel meaning Door check meaning Door closer meaning Dormitory function lock meaning Double acting door meaning Double acting tumbler meaning Double beveled edge meaning Double bolt lock meaning Double custody lock meaning Double cut meaning Double d punch and die set meaning Double horn lock meaning Double throw lock meaning Double wing key meaning Double-bitted cylinder meaning Double-bitted key meaning Double-sided key meaning Drawback lock meaning Drawing meaning Drift punch meaning Drill bit meaning Drill pin meaning Drive cam meaning Drive wheel meaning Driver meaning Driver pin meaning Drop arm meaning Drop bottom combination lock meaning Drop escutcheon meaning Duce’s spindle meaning Dummy cylinder meaning Dummy lever meaning Dummy plate meaning Dummy trim meaning Duplicate meaning Duplicator meaning Dust cap meaning Dutch door meaning Ear meaning Easy action meaning Easy spring meaning Electric strike meaning Emergency key meaning Enclosed tumbler meaning End cap meaning Engineer’s key meaning Entrance ward meaning Equivalent meaning Equivalent bitting depth meaning Espagnolette bolt meaning Exit alarm lock meaning Exit device meaning Expansion drill bit meaning Exploratory cut meaning Extension flush bolt meaning Extractor meaning Extruded padlock meaning Extrusion meaning Ezy-out meaning Face cap meaning Face meaning Face plate meaning Fast pin hinge meaning Feather spring meaning Feeler gage meaning Fence meaning File meaning File card meaning File cutter meaning File teeth meaning Filler plate meaning Fine ward meaning First generation duplicate meaning Fitting a first key meaning Fixed tumbler meaning Flat key meaning Flat pin meaning Flat slotter meaning Flat spring meaning Floor master key meaning Floor socket meaning Flush bolt meaning Fly meaning Fly bolt meaning Fly stop meaning Fly talon meaning Focusing light meaning Folding key meaning Follower meaning Following tool meaning Foot bolt meaning Forend meaning Forging meaning French door meaning French shank meaning French spring meaning Friction catch meaning Front meaning Front door latch meaning Function meaning Furniture meaning Gage meaning Gage fork meaning Gate meaning Grand master key meaning Graphite meaning Graphite gun meaning Great grand master key meaning Groove meaning Grooved key meaning Guard bar meaning Guard key meaning Guard tumbler meaning Guide key meaning Gun spring meaning Hand change combination lock meaning Hand change wheel meaning Handing of combination locks meaning Handing of doors meaning Hardening meaning Hasp meaning Head meaning Header meaning Heel of a padlock meaning Heel-and-toe-locking padlock meaning Heel-locking padlock meaning Height meaning High security cylinder meaning Hobbs shackle meaning Hole change wheel meaning Hole saw meaning Hollow mill drill bit meaning Hook bolt meaning Hook ward meaning Horn meaning Horn plate meaning Hotel function lock meaning Housekeeper’s key meaning Housing meaning Hub meaning Hub spring meaning Ignition puller meaning Illuminated magnifier scope meaning Impressioning tool meaning Included angle meaning Increment meaning Index meaning Indicating bolt meaning Indicator meaning Inner ring meaning Interchangeable core meaning Interchangeable core cylinder meaning Interpassing meaning Interval meaning Jamb meaning Jiggling meaning Jimmy meaning Jimmy-resistant lock meaning Keep meaning Keeper meaning Keeper slot meaning Key meaning Key cut meaning Key extractor meaning Key bitting depth meaning Key bitting list meaning Key change combination lock meaning Key change number meaning Key change wheel meaning Key code meaning Key control meaning Key decoding gage meaning Key depth gage meaning Key guide meaning Key locking dial meaning Key locking dial ring meaning Key machine meaning Key micrometer meaning Key plate meaning Key section meaning Key section series meaning Key set meaning Key slot meaning Key stop meaning Key symbol meaning Key-by-number meaning Keyed different meaning Keyed-to-pass meaning Keyhole escutcheon meaning Keyhole meaning Keyhole lock meaning Keyhole plug meaning Keyhole ward meaning Keying meaning Keying levels meaning Key-in-knob lockset meaning Keymaker’s file meaning Keyway meaning Keyway shutter meaning Knob meaning Knob shank meaning Knob sleeve meaning Knob top meaning Knuckle meaning L.O.B.C. Index meaning Laminated padlock meaning Latch meaning Latch guard plate meaning Latchbolt meaning Layout board meaning Lazy cam meaning Leading edge meaning Leading face meaning Leaf meaning Left hand lock meaning Level five master key meaning Level four master key meaning Level one master key meaning Level seven master key meaning Level six master key meaning Level three master key meaning Level two master key meaning Lever meaning Lever action bolt meaning Lever handle meaning Lever spring meaning Lever tumbler meaning Lift radius meaning Light meaning Lip meaning Locating boss meaning Lock meaning Lock bevel meaning Lock function meaning Lock pick meaning Lock picking meaning Lock reader meaning Lockface meaning Locking bolt spring meaning Locking gas cap meaning Locking lug meaning Locking bolt meaning Locking dog meaning Locking groove meaning Locking handle meaning Locking rod meaning Lock-in-the-knob meaning Lock-knob meaning Lockout key meaning Lockset meaning Locksmith meaning Loiding meaning Louver meaning Lower pin meaning Mace’s rose meaning Maid’s key meaning Maintenance master key meaning Maison keying meaning Mandrel meaning Manipulation meaning Manipulation-resistant combination lock meaning Master key meaning Master keying chart meaning Master pin meaning Master ring master keying meaning Master wafer meaning Master disc tumbler meaning Master keyed lock meaning Master keying meaning Mesh change wheel meaning Mill bastard file meaning Milling cutter meaning Mortise meaning Mortise bolt meaning Mortise cylinder meaning Mortise latch meaning Mortise lockset meaning Mullion meaning Multiplex master keying meaning Muntin meaning Mushroom pin meaning Mushroom tumbler meaning Nettlefolds lock meaning Neutral key meaning Nib ward meaning Nickel silver meaning Night bolt meaning Night latch meaning Night works meaning Non-changeable lever meaning Non-ferrous metal meaning Nose plate meaning Nose puller meaning Nozzle meaning Office function lock meaning One-way screw meaning Opening index meaning Operating shear line meaning Opthalmoscope meaning Original key meaning P1n tray meaning Padlock meaning Palace motion meaning Panel lock meaning Panic bolt meaning Panic exit lock meaning Paracentric key meaning Paracentric keyway meaning Passage function lock meaning Passage set meaning Passing meaning Passkey meaning Peening meaning Peg ward meaning Phantom key meaning Phospher bronze meaning Pick meaning Pick gun meaning Pick key meaning Picking meaning Pin meaning Pin chamber meaning Pin punch meaning Pin stack meaning Pin tumbler meaning Pin tumbler spring meaning Pin tumbler tweezers meaning Pin vise meaning Pinning meaning Pinning chart meaning Pipe key meaning Pippin file meaning Pitt’s fitting meaning Plug spinner tension wrench meaning Plug meaning Plug follower meaning Plug holder meaning Plug retainer meaning Pocket meaning Poke hole meaning Preparatory key meaning Preparatory tumbler meaning Pressed padlock meaning Pressing meaning Pressure pad meaning Privacy function lock meaning Privacy key meaning Profiler meaning Progression formula chart meaning Progression sequence meaning Punch meaning Punch and die set meaning Push key meaning Push type padlock meaning Pushbutton lock meaning Quad master key meaning Quadruple bolt lock meaning Quadruple throw lock meaning Rabbet meaning Rabbeted lock meaning Rack-drive bolt meaning Radius root meaning Raking meaning Rapping meaning Rasp meaning Rattail file meaning Reader meaning Reading meaning Rebated lock meaning Recombinate meaning Register groove meaning Regular bevel meaning Rekeying meaning Relocker meaning Relocking device meaning Relocking trigger meaning Removable core meaning Removable core cylinder meaning Removal key meaning Renter’s key meaning Restricted key blank meaning Restricted keyway meaning Retainer meaning Retaining plate meaning Retaining ring meaning Retaining washer meaning Retractor meaning Reverse bevel meaning Reversible bolt meaning Reversible lock meaning Right hand lock meaning Rim cylinder meaning Rim latch meaning Rim lock meaning Ring pliers meaning Rocker meaning Rollback meaning Roller bolt meaning Root depth meaning Rose meaning Rotary file cutter meaning Rotary disc tumbler meaning Runner meaning Safe deposit lock meaning Safe deposit lock puller meaning Safe deposit box meaning Safe lock meaning Safety deposit lock meaning Sash meaning Sash ward meaning Scalp meaning Scandinavian padlock meaning Scotch spring meaning Screw extractor meaning Screw change wheel meaning Screwless knob meaning Second generation duplicate meaning Secondary lock meaning Section master key meaning Sectional keyway meaning Sectional master key meaning Security meaning Segment bolt meaning Segment master key meaning Selective master key meaning Selvedge meaning Semi-mortise lock meaning Separator disc meaning Series wafer meaning Servant key meaning Set screw meaning Set-up key meaning Shackle clearance meaning Shackle retainer meaning Shackle spring meaning Shank meaning Shaved blade meaning Shear line meaning Shell meaning Shield ring meaning Shim washers meaning Shimming meaning Shoot meaning Shut-out meaning Shutter meaning Side milling cutter meaning Side mill slotter meaning Sidebar meaning Sidebar tumbler meaning Sill meaning Simplex key section meaning Single acting tumbler meaning Single bolt lock meaning Single horn lock meaning Single throw lock meaning Single-bitted key meaning Skeleton key meaning Slapper meaning Sleeve meaning Slide meaning Slide bolt meaning Slider meaning Sliding lever meaning Slope angle meaning Slope meaning Slotter meaning Slotting cutter meaning Snap ring meaning Socket meaning Solid ward meaning Solid case padlock meaning Spacer meaning Spacer key meaning Spacing meaning Spacing chart meaning Spacing collar meaning Spade drill bit meaning Spanner wrench meaning Spindle meaning Spindle spline meaning Spirolox washer meaning Spline key meaning Split hub meaning Split pin master keying meaning Split spindle meaning Spool driver meaning Spring lock meaning Spring retainer meaning Spring steel meaning Springbolt meaning Spy-proof dial and ring meaning Stainless steel meaning Staking meaning Standard key symbol meaning Staple meaning Steel meaning Steering wheel puller meaning Stem meaning Step meaning Stile meaning Stilemaker wrench meaning Stop meaning Stop groove meaning Stop pin meaning Storeroom function lock meaning Strike meaning Strike reinforcing meaning Strike box meaning Strike locator meaning Stump meaning Sub-master key meaning Suffolk latch meaning Surface bolt meaning Sweep meaning Swing meaning Swinging latchbolt meaning Swiss pattern file meaning Swivel spindle meaning Symmetrical double wing key meaning Tail meaning Tailpiece meaning Talon meaning Tang meaning Tap meaning Taper pin meaning Teeth meaning Tempering meaning Template meaning Tension wrench meaning Tension spring meaning Thickness meaning Thimble meaning Thread meaning Thread escutcheon meaning Threshold meaning Throat meaning Throat cut meaning Throw meaning Thrust key meaning Thumb turn meaning Thumbpiece meaning Time lock meaning Tip meaning Toe meaning Toe-locking padlock meaning Tolerance meaning Tongue meaning Top fly meaning Top level master key meaning Top master bitting meaning Top pin meaning Top pin seater meaning Trailing face meaning Trap lever meaning Trap tumbler meaning Traveling lever meaning Trim meaning Trunnion meaning Tube meaning Tube horn meaning Tubular deadlock meaning Tubular key meaning Tubular lock meaning Tumbler meaning Tumbler spring meaning Turn knob meaning Turning wrench meaning Turnpiece meaning Two side key meaning Two side lock meaning Unassociated change key meaning Unassociated master key meaning Uncontrolled cross-keying meaning Unit-design lock meaning Universal device meaning Unshaved blade meaning Upper pin meaning Upright lock meaning Utility lock meaning Vacant box key meaning Vault attendant meaning Vault lock wheel pack meaning Veneered front meaning Vernier scale meaning Wafer meaning Ward meaning Ward cut meaning Ward cutter meaning Ward plate meaning Warded key meaning Warded lock meaning Warded padlock meaning Warding file meaning Wheel meaning Wheel arm meaning Wheel curb meaning Wheel pack meaning Wheel post meaning Width meaning Width of cut meaning Wing meaning Wing key meaning Wrought case padlock meaning

Glossary of Locksmithing terms meanings

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Glossary of Locksmithing terms meanings

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