padlock
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Typical modern padlock with keys thumb|upright=1.35|Padlocked door
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- lock
- Image
- Padlock klódka ubt.JPG
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- Commons gallery
- Padlock
- MCN code
- 8301.10.00
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03874599-n
- Commons category
- Padlocks
- described at URL
- pixabay.com/es/images/search/candado
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Naming and etymology
- History
- Components
- Types
- Combination
- Electronic
- Steel cable
- Resistance
- Symbolism
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|Typical modern padlock with keys thumb|upright=1.35|Padlocked door
Padlocks are portable locks with a shackle that may be passed through an opening (such as a chain link, or hasp staple) to prevent use, theft, vandalism or harm.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “padlock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.