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mechanical or electronic fastening device
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Summary

lock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,891 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

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

Why It Matters

lock has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] lock is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

access control Assa Abloy Sabrent DS-SC4B

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lock. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lock-q228039-2
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lock-q228039-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lock}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lock-q228039-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

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. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295525
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295525, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0008309-zamky-zamecnictvi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0008309-zamky-zamecnictvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Zamek
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Locks (security device)
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng +4
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 5269, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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