Locksmith Glossary
Essential Terms for Locks, Keys, and Physical Security. This glossary is intended for practitioners, technical personnel, and informed clients seeking clarity on industry-specific language and hardware classification.
- 24 Hour Locksmith
- Access Control
- Access Control Failure
- All Keys Lost
- Asylum
- Auto Lockout
- Automatic Door Closer
- Bump Key
- Bypass Tool
- Car Lockout
- Cloning
- Control Key
- Deadbolt
- Emergency Locksmith
- House Lockout
- Ignition Repair
- Key Fob
- Key fob replacement
- Keyless Entry Module
- Key Override
- Keypad Lock
- Keypad Lockout
- Key Snapped in Lock
- Keyway
- Key Won't Turn
- Laser-Cut Key (Sidewinder)
- Latch
- Latch Guard
- Lever Handle
- Local Emergency Locksmith
- Lock Cylinder
- Locked Keys in Car
- Locked Out with Kids Inside
- Lock Jammed
- Lock Picked/Breached
- Lost Keys
- Maglock Release Failure
- Manipulation (Safe)
- Master Key
- Master Key System
- Mobile Locksmith
- Mortise Cylinder
- Mortise Exit Device
- Mortise Lock
- Mushroom Pin
- Non-Keyed Lock
- OBD Programming
- OEM Key
- Office Lockout
- One-Key System
- Padlock
- Padlock Removal
- Panic Bar
- Panic Bar Failure
- Passage
- Patio
- PCM (Powertrain Control Module)
- Pick Tool
- Pin Tumbler Lock
- Plug
- Privacy lock
- Proxy Key
- Public Entrance
- Push-to-Start System
- Rapid Response Locksmith
- Rekeying
- Remote Head Key
- Remote Key Fob Failure
- Restricted Keyway
- Rim Exit Device
- Roll Pin
- Safe Combination Reset
- Safe Opening
- SFIC Auxiliary Lock
- SFIC Cores
- SFIC Deadbolt
- SFIC Knobs/Levers
- SFIC Mortise & Rim Housings
- SFIC Padlocks
- Shabbos lock
- Smart Lock
- Tension Wrench
- Thermostat Guard
- Thimble Strike
- Thumb Turn
- Time Delay Module
- Toolbox Lockout
- Touch Screen Electronic Lock
- Touch Sense Bar
- Trailer Hitch Lock
- Transponder Key
- Weatherproof Lock
- Weldable Lock Box
- WiFi Deadbolt
- Window Lock
- Wireless Lock
- Wireless Transmitter
- Wrap Around Plate
- Z-Bracket