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master keying [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
  • Security Devices
CONT

Master keying a number of cylinders within a small museum provides a means of controlling access into and throughout the complex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
OBS

Passe-partout général, clef pouvant ouvrir un ensemble de serrures dont chacune (ou chaque jeu d'entre elles) est commandée par une clef individuelle différente.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

The process of setting up the key changes in a group or series of locks in a master keyed system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
OBS

Toutes les combinaisons possibles et imaginables [de clés] peuvent ainsi être réalisées. Ces clés sont dites: clés de séries ou de groupes ou passe-partout partiels.

OBS

Tiré du catalogue illustrant les serrures 450, des établissements Fichet (serruriers), de Paris, France.

Key term(s)
  • réalisation de combinaisons de clefs de séries
  • réalisation de combinaisons de clefs de groupes

Spanish

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