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  • 1time recording lock — time recording lock, a time lock which can be opened with any of several keys. When unlocked, it registers the number of the key and the time that the lock was opened …

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  • 2time delay lock —   n.    a lock that has a mechanism for preventing unlocking until a specific amount of time has passed …

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  • 3lock-up — ˈlock up adjective FINANCE 1. lock up agreement/​pact an agreement by which money is invested in such a way that it cannot be used for a period of time 2. lock up period a period of time during which money is invested in such a way that it cannot …

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  • 4Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …

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  • 5lock — I n. 1) to pick a lock 2) a combination; dead bolt; double; mortise; safety; time; Yale lock 3) under lock and key ( locked up securely ) II v. (d; intr.) to lock on, onto ( to sight and track ) (to lock onto a target) * * * [lɒk] Yale lock… …

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  • 6lock into — /ˌlɒk ɪntə/, lock in /ˌlɒk ɪn/ verb to be fixed to a certain interest rate or exchange rate ● By buying francs forward the company is in effect locking itself into a pound franc exchange rate of 10.06. ♦ to lock in profits to take profits, to… …

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  • 7Lock bumping — is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially crafted bump key . One bump key will work for all locks of the same type.HistoryIn the 1970s, locksmiths in Denmark shared a technique for knocking on a lock cylinder… …

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  • 8Time lock — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …

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  • 9Lock, Shock, and Barrel — are fictional characters in the animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas . Introduced as Oogie Boogie s not so loyal little henchmen (possibly against their will), all three are trick or treaters, with faces similar to their masks (e.g.… …

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  • 10Lock picking — is the act of unlocking a lock by analyzing and manipulating the components of the lock device, without the original key. Although lock picking can be associated with criminal intent, it is an essential skill for a locksmith. Lock picking is the… …

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