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- 3DES (TDEA)
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- 13.56MHz
- 2
- 26 Bit Format
- 8
- 86 Edge Prep
- 1
- 125kHz
- 128 Bit AES
- 161 Prep
- a
- Access Control
- Access Credential
- Access Devices
- Access Hole
- Access Level
- Access Point
- ACD
- Active Case
- Active Detector
- Active Door
- Actuating Bar
- Actuator
- Actuator Arm
- ADA
- ADA Requirements
- Adjustable Latch / Bolt
- Adjustable Mortise Cylinder
- Adjustment / Repair
- AHC
- AHJ
- Alarm Condition
- Alarm input
- Alarm System
- All-Glass Slider
- Allen Wrench
- ALOA
- Alternating Current
- Ambient Temperature
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Ampere (A, amp)
- Ampere/hour (AH)
- Anchor
- Angle Bar
- Angle Bar Door Lock
- Angle of Cut
- Annunciator
- Annunciator Vault Lock
- Anodizing
- ANSI
- ANSI Cut-Out
- Anti-collision
- Anti-Drill Ball Bearings
- Anti-Drill Lunes
- Anti-Drill Rods
- Anti-Dust Plate
- Anti-Friction Bearing
- Anti-Friction Latch
- Anti-Friction Latch Bolt
- Anti-Liftout Pin
- Anti-Masking Circuit
- Anti-Passback
- Anti-Tamper Switch
- Anti-Theft
- Anti-Wedge
- AOD
- API
- Apple Seed File
- Approach Mat
- Approach-Side
- Architectural Hardware
- Armed
- Armor Plate
- Armor Plate Hasp
- Armored Face
- Armored Front
- Associated Locksmiths of America
- Astragal
- Attaching Screws
- Attendant's Key
- Audit Trail
- Auto Re-Arm
- Automatic Door
- Automatic Extension Flush Bolt
- Automatic Key Machine
- Automatic Latching Two Point Bolts
- Auxiliary Dead Latch
- Auxiliary Latch
- Auxiliary Lock
- b
- Baby Cylinder
- Back Check
- Back Plate
- Back-Up Power Supply
- Backset (of a hinge)
- Backset (of a lock)
- Ball Bearing
- Ball-Bearing Hinge
- Ball Bearing Pin Tumbler
- Ball Catch
- Ball Detent
- Bandwidth
- Bar Code
- Bar-code Card
- Bar Code Reader
- Barium Ferrite Card
- Barrel
- Barrel Bolt
- Barrel Key
- Base Anchor
- Battery
- Bell Key
- Bellcrank
- Beryllium
- Bevel (of a door)
- Bevel (of a lock)
- Bevel (of a lock front)
- Beveled Door Edge
- Beveled-Slot Screw
- BHMA
- BHMA Functions
- Bi-Centric Cylinder
- Bi-Directional Key
- Bible
- Biometric Lock
- Biometric System
- Biometrics
- Bit
- Bit Height
- Bit Key
- Bit Key Duplicating Machine
- Bit Key Lock
- Bit (of a key)
- Bit of a Key
- Bit Thickness
- Bit Width
- Bitting
- Bitting Area
- Blade
- Blade Tumbler
- Blank
- Blind Bolt
- Blind Code
- Blind Code Card
- Blind Hole Construction Master Key System
- Block Master
- Blocking Diode
- Blocking Ring
- BOCA
- Bolt
- Bolt (Flush)
- Bolt (Mortised)
- Bolt (Surface)
- Bolt Types
- Bond Box
- Bond Sensor
- Bonded
- Bored Lock (or Latch)
- Boring Jig
- Borrowed Lite
- Boss
- Bottom Pins
- Bottom Shoulder
- Bottom Tumbler
- Bottomed Out
- Bow
- Box Strike
- Break
- Breakaway Padlock
- Breaking
- Breech-Block Safe Door
- Bridge Rectifier
- Broach
- Broken Key Extractor
- Builders Hardware
- Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association
- Building Master
- Bump
- Burglar Alarm
- Burglar Proof Spindle
- Burnishing Tool
- Burrs
- Bushing
- Butler's Door
- Butt (Hinge)
- Butterfly Cam
- Butterfly Knob
- Button Contact
- Bypass Method
- c
- Cabinet Lock
- Cable
- Cable Lock
- Caliper
- Cam
- Cam Lock
- Cam (of a cylinder)
- Cam Plug
- Cane Bolt
- Cap
- Capacitance Detector
- Capacitor (CAP)
- Capping Press
- Card Operated Lock
- Card Reader
- Carriage
- Carry Bar
- Cart Bar
- Case
- Case Hardened
- Cased Opening
- Casement Hinge
- Casement Window
- Cash Drawer Cylinder
- Catch
- CCTV
- CDC
- Central Station
- Centrally Monitored Alarm
- Ceramic insert
- Certification Label
- Chain Bolt
- Chain Door Fastener
- Chain Door Lock
- Chamber Capping Pin
- Chamber Capping Screw
- Chamfering
- Change Key
- Changeable Bit Key
- Changeable Lever
- Changes
- Changing Index
- Check Valve
- Checking Floor Hinge
- Chuck Key
- Cipher Lock
- Circuit
- Classification
- Classroom Function
- Classroom-Intruder
- Clean Room Door Package
- Clevis
- Clipper
- Closed Circuit
- Closed Circuit Television
- Closer
- Closer Reinforcement
- Closing Pin
- Clover Bow Key
- Clover Leaf Cam
- Clutch Mechanism
- Code
- Code Book
- Code Card
- Code Cutter
- Code Machine
- Code Number
- Coded Lock
- Coilspring
- Comb
- Combinate
- Combination
- Combination Anchor
- Combination Change
- Combination Changing Index
- Combination Dial
- Combination Padlock
- Combination Wafer
- Combination Wheel
- Common
- Common Power Source
- Communicating Door
- Communicating Door Lock
- Complementary Keyway
- Composite Keyway
- Compression Ring
- Compromise
- Concealed Cylinder
- Conductor
- Conical Spring
- Connecting Bar
- Connecting Rod
- Console Lock
- Construction Ball Bearing
- Construction Master Key
- Contact
- Contact Cleaner
- Contact Points
- Contact Rating
- Contact Smart Card
- Contactless Smart Card
- Continuity Measurement
- Continuous Duty
- Continuous Hinge
- Continuous Output
- Control
- Control Key
- Control Pin
- Control Sleeve
- Control Unit
- Controlled Cross Keying
- Convenience Key
- Conversion Code
- Coordinator
- Copy Dog
- Core
- Corner Bracket
- Corrugated Key
- Cotter Pin
- Cover
- Cover Plate
- Cover Screw
- Crash Bar
- Crash Bar
- Credential
- Cremone Bolt
- Cross Bar
- Cross Bore
- Crosskeying
- Crossover Foil
- Crow's Foot Mark
- Cruciform
- Cup Escutcheon
- Current
- Current Transfer
- Curved Lip Strike
- Customer Key
- Cut
- Cut Depth Number
- Cutout
- Cutter
- Cutter Vise
- Cylinder
- Cylinder Bar
- Cylinder Bar Shutter
- Cylinder Barrel
- Cylinder Body
- Cylinder Cam
- Cylinder Cap
- Cylinder Cap Pin
- Cylinder Collar
- Cylinder Drill Jig
- Cylinder Driver
- Cylinder Driver Bar
- Cylinder Guard
- Cylinder Housing
- Cylinder Key
- Cylinder Lock
- Cylinder Plug
- Cylinder Puller
- Cylinder Retainer
- Cylinder Ring
- Cylinder Scalp
- Cylinder Screw
- Cylinder Spindle
- Cylinder Spring Retainer
- Cylindrical Lock
- Cylindrical Lock Prep
- Cylindrical (locks and latches)
- d
- Data0 (D0)
- Data1 (D1)
- Day-Night Control
- dB
- DCDB
- DE
- De-Burring Tool
- Dead Bolt
- Dead Bolt Lock
- Dead Latch
- Dead Locking Latch
- Dead Locking Padlock
- Dead Pin
- Dead Trap
- Deadlock
- Deadlocking Plunger
- Decibel (db)
- Declare Label
- Decode
- Deep Master Key
- Delay Exit Control
- Delay On Break
- Delayed Action
- Delayed Egress
- Dent Puller
- Deposit Safe
- Depth Gauge
- Depth Key
- Depth of a Cut
- Depth of Security
- Derived Code
- Detection Area
- Detection Pattern
- Detector / Sensor (Motion)
- Detector / Sensor (Presence)
- Detent Lever
- Deterrent
- Dial
- Dial Read Out Micrometer Key Machine
- Dial Ring
- Dial Ring Bearing
- Dial & Ring (Spy-Proof)
- Dial Shield
- Dial Spindle
- Dialer
- Die
- Die Cast
- Digital Keypad
- Digital Lock
- Dimple Key Machine
- Diode
- Dip Switch
- Direct Current
- Direct Digit Code
- Disarm
- Disc Tumbler
- Display Key
- Dogging
- Dogging Device
- Dogging Key
- Door
- Door Bolt
- Door Chain
- Door Check
- Door Closer
- Door Closer Arm
- Door Closer Bracket
- Door Closer or Check
- Door Contact
- Door Coordinator
- Door Cord
- Door Edge Pin
- Door Edge Shield
- Door Filler Plate
- Door Guards
- Door Hardware
- Door Holder
- Door Lock
- Door Loop
- Door Mounted Sensors
- Door Pivot
- Door Plate
- Door Position Indicator
- Door Pull
- Door Release
- Door Stop
- Door Sweep
- Door Switch
- Door Thickness
- Doorway Viewer
- Double Acting
- Double Acting Operator
- Double Bitted Key
- Double Bitted Lock
- Double Circuit
- Double Custody Lock
- Double Cylinder Lock
- Double Doors
- Double Horn Safe Deposit Box
- Double Nose Safe Deposit Box Lock
- Double Pole/Double Throw
- Double Sided Key Machine
- Double Throw
- Double-Throw Bolt
- Double Throw Lock
- Dove Tail Pin Tumbler
- Down-Hill Combination
- DPDT
- Drawer Roller
- Drawer Slides
- Drill Gauge
- Drill Pin
- Drill Resistance
- Drilled Key
- Drive Cam
- Drive-In Latch
- Drive Pin
- Driver
- Driver and Cylinder Bar
- Driver Pin Spacer
- Drivers
- Drop Escutcheon
- Drop-In-Point
- Drop Plate Bracket
- Drop Relay
- Drop Ring
- Dry Cell
- Dry Contact
- Drywall Frame
- Dual
- Dummy Cylinder
- Dummy Knob
- Dummy Lever
- Dummy Trim
- Duplicate Key
- Dust Cover
- Dust-Proof Strike
- Dust-Resistant Cylinder
- Dustbox
- Dutch Door
- Dutch Door Bolt
- e
- EA
- EB
- EB W
- EBxW
- ED
- Edge Bore
- Edge Plate
- Edge Pull
- EE
- EE ER
- EExER
- Effective Plug Diameter
- Egress
- EI
- Ejector Punch
- Elbow Catch
- Electric Eye
- Electric Latch Release
- Electric Lock
- Electric Pick Gun
- Electric Strike
- Electrical Card Lock
- Electrified Lock
- Electromagnet
- Electromagnetic Door Holder
- Electromagnetic Latch Release
- Electronic Lock
- EM
- Emergency Cam
- Emergency Exit Alarm Lock
- Emergency Key
- Encryption
- End of Line Resistor
- End of Line Resistor (EOL)
- Engineer's Key
- Entrance Handle
- Entrapment Ball Bearing
- Entrapment Cylinder
- Entrapment Override Shim
- Entry Control
- Entry/Entrance/Office Function
- Environmental Product Declaration
- EPD
- Equipment Locks
- ER
- ER W
- Error Rate
- ERxW
- ES
- Escutcheon
- Escutcheon (Key)
- EU
- EU2W
- EX
- EX W
- Existing Wall Anchor
- Exit Alarm Lock
- Exit Device
- Exit Latch
- Expanding Plug Follower
- Extended Bypass
- Extended Lip Strike
- Extension Flush Bolt
- Extension Link
- External Relocking Device
- External Set Screw
- Extra Duty Arm
- Extractor Key
- EXV
- EXV W
- EXVxW
- EXxW
- f
- F
- Face (of a frame)
- Face (of a lock)
- Face Plate
- Facial Geometry
- Fail Latched
- Fail Safe
- Fail Secure
- False Back Plate
- False Gate
- False Rejection
- FAR
- Fast Pin Hinge
- FCDB
- Feather Spring
- Fence
- Fiber Optic Transmission Systems
- Field Reversible
- File
- File Cabinet Lock
- File Card
- File Cutter
- File Drawer Bar Lock
- Filler Plate
- Finger
- Finish
- Finish Builders Hardware
- FIPS
- FIPS201
- Fire Exit Bolt
- Fire Exit Hardware
- Fire Lite
- Fire Rated Door or Frame
- First Key
- Fixed Cam
- Fixed Lever
- Flag Type Vertical Bolt Lock
- Flat Key
- Flat Slotter
- Flat Steel Key
- Flat Tumbler
- Flip Lock
- Floor Anchor
- Floor Closer
- Floor Hinge
- Floor Master
- Flush Bolt
- Flush Cup Pull
- Flush Door
- Flush Ring
- Fluted-Head Screw
- Fly
- Foil
- Foil Protector
- Folding Door Lock
- Follow Tool
- Follower
- Foot Bolt
- Force Gauge
- Fork Bolt
- Form C Relay
- Format
- Frame Filler Plate
- Frame Hardware
- Frame Reinforcer
- Frangible Shackle Padlock
- Free-Spinning Cylinder Ring
- French Door
- Friction Catch
- Friction Hinge
- Front (of a lock)
- FRR
- FSA
- FSE
- Full Access Key
- Full Glass Door (Design FG)
- Full Louver Door (Design FL)
- Full-Size Back Plate
- Full Ward Ring
- Full Wave Bridge Rectifier
- Functions
- Fusible Link
- Fusible Link Hold Open
- Fusible Link Louver
- g
- Gasket
- Gate
- Gate Box
- Gate Cover
- Gate Dead Bolt Lock
- Gate Lock
- Gateway
- Gauge
- Gear-Drive Combination Lock
- Gel Cell
- Generation Key Cutting
- Genuine Key Blank
- GGGMK
- GGMK
- Give-Away Ring
- Glass Stop
- Glazing Bead
- GMK
- Goof Rings
- Grand Master Key
- Grand Master Key Section Blank
- Graphite
- Graphite Pin
- Graphite Pin Construction Master Key System
- Gravity-Drop Combination Lock
- Great Grand Master Key
- Great Grand Master Key Section Blank
- Great Grand Master Key System
- Great Great Grand Master Key
- Great Great Great Grand Master Key
- Grip Handle
- Grommet
- Grommetted Padlock
- Grooves
- Ground Wire
- Group
- Guard Bar
- Guard Key
- Guard Lever Pack
- Guest Room Key
- Guide
- Guide Keys
- Guide Lines
- h
- H
- Half Glass Door (Design G)
- Half-Moon Key
- Half-Moon Plates
- Half-Mortise Lock
- Halogen-Type Otoscope
- Hand
- Hand Change Combination Lock
- Hand Held Code Key Cutter
- Hand of Combination Lock
- Hand of Doors
- Hand of Lock
- Hand Scan
- Handed
- Handicapped Hardware
- Handing
- Handles
- Hard Plate
- Hard Wire
- Hardened
- Hardened Cylinder Ring Insert
- Harmon Hinge
- Hasp
- Hasp and Staple
- Hasplock
- Header
- Health Product Declaration
- Heel-And-Toe Locking Padlock
- Heel of a Padlock
- Hertz (Hz)
- Hex Key
- High Security Cylinder Cover
- High Security Locks
- High Shoulder
- Hinge
- Hinge Filler Plate
- Hinge Jamb
- Hinge Stile (of a door)
- Hinged Latch Bolt
- Hold Open
- Hold-Open Time
- Hold-Up Alarm Trip Cylinder
- Holdback Cam
- Holding Beam
- Hole Filler Plates
- Hole Saw
- Hollow Core Door
- Hollow Cylinder Ring
- Hollywood Door
- Homerun
- Hook Pick
- Hookbolt
- Horizontal Spring Hinge
- Horn
- Horn Plate
- Horseshoe Lock
- Host Computer
- Hotel Grand Master Key
- Housekeeper's Key
- Housing
- Housing Wrench
- HPD
- HSPD
- HSPD12
- Hub
- Hubspring
- i
- I.C. Core
- I/D
- I/O
- IFPO
- Impression Marks
- Impression System
- Impression Tool
- Impressioning Plate
- In-Cylinder Doorway Viewer
- Inactive Door (or leaf)
- Increment
- Incrementing A Key
- Index
- Indicator
- Indicator Button
- Indicator Pin
- Individual Cut
- Individual Key Section
- Induction
- Infrared (Active)
- Infrared Filter
- Infrared (Passive)
- Infrared Sensors
- Infrared Shadow Card
- Ingress
- Inhibit
- Inner Bushing
- Inner Spindle Assembly
- Inrush
- Insert
- Installation Kits
- Insulated Glass (Double Pane)
- Insulation
- Insulator
- Integral (locks and latches)
- Interchange
- Interchangeable Core
- Interlock
- Interlocking Pin Tumbler Cylinder
- Interlocking Pin Tumblers
- Intermediate Sleeve
- Intermittent Duty
- Internal Relocking Device
- Internal Set Screw
- Interstitial Cuts
- Intrusion Alarm
- Intrusion Detector
- Intrusion Sensors
- Inverter
- Invisible Hinge
- Iris Scan
- ISO-14443
- ISO-15693
- j
- Jamb
- Jamb Depth (Frame Profile)
- Jiggle Key
- Jimmy
- Jimmy Resistant Lock
- k
- KA
- KD
- Keeper
- Key
- Key Accessories
- Key Blank
- Key Change
- Key Change Wheel
- Key Changeable Combination Lock
- Key Code
- Key Control
- Key Cutter
- Key Gauge
- Key-In-Knob Lock
- Key Lock Switch
- Key Locking Dial
- Key Locking Dial Ring
- Key Machine
- Key Override
- Key Picking
- Key Pilot
- Key Plate
- Key Profile
- Key Reading
- Key Records
- Key Removable Cylinder
- Key Retaining
- Key Retention
- Key Ring
- Key Section
- Key Side
- Key Slot
- Key Symbol
- Key Tag
- Key Trap Cylinder
- Key Vise
- Keyed Alike
- Keyed Different
- Keyfob
- Keyhole
- Keyhole Lock
- Keying
- Keying A Lock
- Keying Kit
- Keying Levels
- Keyless Lock
- Keystop
- Keyway
- Kick Down Holder
- Kick Plate
- Kilroy Cam
- KN
- Knife Edge A Key Blank
- Knob
- Knob Lock
- Knob Retainer
- Knob Shank
- Knob Spindle
- Knob Top
- Knobset
- Knocked Down (KD) Frame
- Knuckle
- Knurling
- l
- L.E.D.
- Labeled
- Lacing
- Laminated Glass
- Laminated Padlock
- LAN
- Lands
- Latch
- Latch Bar
- Latch Bolt
- Latch Bolt Keeper
- Latch Bolt Sensor
- Latch Front Adapter
- Latch Guard
- Latch Mortiser
- Latch Prongs
- Latch Protector
- Latch Range
- Latch Retractor
- Lazy Cam
- LBR
- Leading Door Edge
- Leading Edge
- Leaf (of a pair of doors)
- LEED
- Left Hand Door
- Left Hand Key Slot
- Left Hand Reverse Bevel Door
- Left Hand Thumb Side
- Letter Box Back Plate
- Letter Box Lock
- Letter Box Plate
- Lettered Key Section
- Level of a Key
- Levels of Security )
- Lever
- Lever Actuator
- Lever Handle
- Lever Handle Lock
- Lever Lock
- Lever Operated Key Duplicating Machine
- Lever Screw
- Lever Spring
- Lever Stop
- Lever Tumbler
- Leverset
- LH
- LHR
- Lift (of a Key)
- Lift (Radius)
- Light Emitting Diode (LED)
- Light Intensity Cutoff
- Limit Arm
- Limited Access Cam
- Limited Access Key
- Line Amplifier
- Line Drop
- Line Resistance
- Line Sensor (Detector)
- Line Supervision
- Link
- Linkage
- Linking
- Lip of a Strike
- Lite
- Lite Kit
- Live Trap
- Living Building Challenge
- Load
- Local Alarm
- Locating Boss
- Location Specific Alarm System
- Lock Case
- Lock (electric)
- Lock Mechanism
- Lock Out Key
- Lock Out Plug
- Lock Out Plug Extractor
- Lock Pick
- Lock Picking
- Lock Rail (of the door)
- Lock Retainer
- Lock Set
- Lock Stile (of a door)
- Locked On By Combination
- Locked on by Combination Index
- Locking Dog
- Locking Lug
- Locking Mechanism
- Lockset
- Locksmith
- Lockswitch
- Logic Circuit Lock
- Loiding
- Long Narrow Lite Door (Design LNL)
- Look Out Ball
- Loop
- Loose Joint Hinge
- Loose Pin Hinge
- Louver
- Low Energy and Power Assist Doors
- Low Voltage
- LX
- LXV
- m
- mA
- Macro
- Magnetic Card Lock
- Magnetic Catch
- Magnetic Contact
- Magnetic Latch
- Magnetic Sensor
- Magnetic Stripe Card
- Magnetic Switch
- Magnetic Switch
- Magstripe Card
- Maintained Contact
- Manipulation Proof Lock
- Mantrap
- Marine Duty Lock
- Masking
- Masonry Frame
- Master Disc
- Master Key
- Master Key System
- Master Keyed Lock
- Master Keying
- Master Pin
- Master Ring Cylinder
- Master Section Key Blank
- Mat Switch
- Matching Network
- McCulloh Circuit
- Meantime-Between-Failure
- Mechanical Card Lock
- Mechanical Switch
- Mesh Change Wheel
- Metal Door Installation Brackets
- Micrometer Key Machine
- Microwave Alarm System
- Microwave Unit
- Momentary Contact
- Monitoring
- Monitoring Station
- Mortise
- Mortise Bolt
- Mortise Cylinder
- Mortise Exit Device
- Mortise Lock/Latch
- Mortise Lock Prep
- Motion Detector
- Mounting Plate
- Mounting Screws
- Mullion
- n
- Nightlatch
- Non-Extended Bypass
- Non-Fail Safe
- Non-Handed
- o
- Outside
- p
- Pair of Doors
- Panic Bar
- Panic Exit Device
- Panic Exit Lock
- Panic Hardware
- Panic Hardware/Exit Device Functions
- Panic Hardware/Exit Device Types
- Passage Function
- Passage Lock
- Passive Infrared Sensor
- Perimeter Alarm System
- Perimeter Protection
- Piggybacking
- PIR
- Power Pack
- Power Supply
- Privacy Function
- Protected Area
- Pull Plate
- r
- Red List
- Relocking Device
- Remote Alarm
- Remote Electronics
- Removable Mullion
- Request to Exit
- REX
- RFID
- RH
- RHR
- Right Hand Door
- Right Hand Reverse Bevel Door
- Rim
- Rim Cylinder
- s
- Secured Side
- Security Strike
- Self-Closing
- Sensor
- Set Screw
- Sex Bolt
- Shell
- Shim
- Signaling Switch
- Silencer
- Silent Operation
- Single Keyed (SKD)
- Single Pole/Double Throw (SPDT)
- Single Pole/Single Throw (SPST)
- Spacer
- Stop (of a frame)
- Stop (of a lock)
- Storeroom Function
- Strike
- Strike Box
- Strike/Frame Reinforcer
- Strike Jamb
- Strike Plate
- Stripping
- Surface/Concealed
- Surface Hinge
- Surface Mount
- Surface Mounted Door Closer
- Switch
- Switch Configuration
- Switch Key
- Switch Lock
- Switch, Maintained
- Switch, Momentary
- t
- Tail Piece
- Tailgating
- Three-Point Lock
- Throw
- Top Pin
- Transformer
- Transom Bar
- Trim
- TRO
- u
- Ultrasonic
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)
- v
- Vertical Rod Exit Device
- Vertical Rod Panic Exit Lock
- Visual Image Processing
- w
- W
- WDE