lock

Summary

lock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• lock is a type of mechanism^[2].
• lock is used for access control^[3].
• lock is used for theft protection^[4].
• lock's Commons category is recorded as Locks (security devices)^[5].
• lock's Unicode character is recorded as 🔒^[6].
• lock's Unicode character is recorded as 🔏^[7].
• lock's Unicode character is recorded as 🔓^[8].
• lock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Locks (security device)^[9].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[10].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[12].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• lock's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• lock's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[16].
• lock's different from is recorded as Zamek^[17].
• lock's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

lock is a type of mechanism^[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include access control^[3] and theft protection^[4].

Why It Matters

lock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).^[1] lock has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] lock is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]