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lock picking

practice of unlocking a lock without the original key
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lock picking

Summary

lock picking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,451 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lock picking is a type of lock opening[2].
  • lock picking's Commons category is recorded as Lockpicking[3].
  • lock picking's facet of is recorded as locksmithing[4].
  • lock picking's uses is recorded as lock pick[5].
  • lock picking's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+195797'}[6].

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Definition and Type

lock picking is a type of lock opening[2].

Why It Matters

lock picking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,451 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lock-picking
    Gnd id → 7788198-9
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'ja', 'ko', 'n
    Facet of → locksmithing
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lock-picking, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941481|lock picking (#289941481)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
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