automatic locking system
1Locking hubs — Locking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are an accessory fitted to many four wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to be manually disconnected from the front half shafts.Since many older four wheel drive vehicles do not have a… …
2Locking differential — A locking differential, diff lock or locker is a variation on the standard automotive differential. A locking differential may provide increased traction compared to a standard, or open differential by restricting each of the two wheels on an… …
3Automatic — Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or produced by …
4Automatic arts — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …
5Automatic transmission — An automatic transmission (commonly AT or Auto ) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. Similar but larger devices are also used for heavy… …
6automatic pistol — a type of pistol having a mechanism that throws out the empty shell, puts in a new one, and prepares the pistol to be fired again. Also called automatic. [1875 80] * * * ▪ weapon handgun that utilizes either recoil or blowback to discharge… …
7central locking — noun In a motor vehicle, the automatic locking of all the doors as the driver s door is locked • • • Main Entry: ↑centre * * * noun [noncount] Brit : an electronic system that locks all the doors of a car at the same time * * * ˌcentral ˈlocking… …
8self-locking — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …
9Quattro (four wheel drive system) — quattro (meaning four in Italian), is the name used by Audi AG to indicate that four wheel drive (4WD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of the Audi automobiles.Audi.com Glossary [http://www.audi.com/audi/com/en2/tools/glossary/e… …
10Two-phase locking — This article is about concurrency control. For commit consensus within a distributed transaction, see Two phase commit protocol. In databases and transaction processing two phase locking, (2PL) is a concurrency control method that guarantees… …
