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  • 21latch — 1 noun (C) 1 a small metal bar that drops into a U shaped object to keep doors, gates, windows etc closed: Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate. 2 especially BrE a kind of lock for a door that you can open from the inside by turning a handle …

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  • 22latch — latch1 [ lætʃ ] noun count an object for keeping a door, gate, etc. fastened shut, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole or SLOT latch latch 2 [ lætʃ ] verb transitive to fasten a door, gate, etc. with a latch ,latch on phrasal verb… …

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  • 23latch — I UK [lætʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms latch : singular latch plural latches 1) an object for keeping a door, gate etc fastened shut, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole or slot 2) a lock for a door that needs a key to open it… …

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  • 24Latch — The word latch can refer to:* Latch (hardware), a type of door or window lock * Latch (electronics) an electronic circuit used to store information * A latching relay * In breastfeeding, latch refers to the baby s orientation with respect to the… …

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  • 25latch — /lach/, n. 1. a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc. v.t. 2. to close or fasten with a latch. v.i. 3. to close tightly so that the latch is secured …

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  • 26Latch — Ein Latch (engl. für Schnappschloss, Auffangregister), oder auch als zustandsgesteuertes Flipflop bezeichnet, ist eine bestimmte Ausführung eines elektronischen 1 Bit Datenspeichers und bildet(e) die Grundlage für weite Bereiche der Digital… …

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  • 27latch — {{11}}latch (n.) a fastening for a door, etc., late 13c., probably from LATCH (Cf. latch) (v.). {{12}}latch (v.) O.E. læccan to grasp or seize, from P.Gmc. *lakkijanan. Not found in other Germanic languages; probably from PIE * (s)lagw to seize… …

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  • 28latch — noun 1》 a bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate. 2》 a spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key. 3》 Electronics a circuit which retains whatever… …

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  • 29latch — n. & v. n. 1 a bar with a catch and lever used as a fastening for a gate etc. 2 a spring lock preventing a door from being opened from the outside without a key after being shut. v.tr. & intr. fasten or be fastened with a latch. Phrases and… …

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  • 30Latch-up — Latchup es un termino usado en el mundo de los circuitos integrados (microchips)para describir un tipo particular de cortocircuito que puede ocurrir en un circuito eléctrico mal diseñado. Mas específicamente es la creación inadvertida de una… …

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