TERMS RELATED TO LOCKS THAT WE ALL

SHOULD KNOW. THESE ARE THE KEY TERMS TO JUDGE THE QUALITY OF

SERVICE YOU’LL GET FROM A LOCKSMITH

Locksmith Terms To Judge A Locksmith

THE BIT OF A KEY IS THE PART THAT ACTUALLY ENGAGES THE LOCKING

MECHANISM OF A LOCK.

Bit (Key)

BOLT STUMP IS A RECTANGULAR PART OF A LOCK LOCATED ABOVE

THE TALON & PASSES THROUGH THE SLOT IN THE LEVERS AS THE BOLT

MOVES.

Bolt Stump

CHANGE KEYS ARE ISSUED TO PERSONNEL THAT REQUIRE ACCESS

TO ONE OR TWO AREAS IN A FACILITY.

Change Key

A KEY CODE IS SERIES OF ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS USED BY LOCKSMITHS TO CREATE A KEY.

Key Code

A KEY BLANK IS A KEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN CUT TO A SPECIFIC

BITTING.

Key Blank

A MAISON KEY SYSTEM IS A KEYING SYSTEM THAT PERMITS A LOCK TO

BE OPENED WITH A NUMBER OF UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL KEYS.

Maison Key System

A MASTER KEY OPERATES A SET OF SEVERAL LOCKS. USUALLY, THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THE KEY

ITSELF, BUT RATHER THE LOCKS INTO WHICH IT WILL FIT.

Master Key

REKEYING NORMALLY REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO CHANGE A LOCK SO

THAT A DIFFERENT KEY MAY OPERATE IT.

Rekeying

THE SHEAR LINE IS WHERE THE INNER CYLINDER ENDS AND THE

OUTER CYLINDER BEGINS.

Shear Line

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