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BARREL KEY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Military Training
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- God gun
1, record 1, English, God%20gun
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MILES is a system the Army uses for wargames. You mount a small box, the transmitter, on the end of the barrel of your weapon, and wear a harness that has several straps on the front and back with infrared receptors on them. You also have a key that is normally in the transmitter to enable it. The transmitter has a microphone in it, and whenever a shot is fired, the sound causes it to fire a coded IR laser beam. The sensors on the harness are wired to a box on the back which detects when you have been hit. If you are, a beeper starts sounding loudly. To turn it off you have to take the key out of the transmitter, thus disabling it, and put it in a switch in the harness. Then you are "dead", and have to wait for an observer to come around with a special key that can reset the harness. They can also use the God gun, which is so called because it can fire pulses that will "kill" you like the other transmitters, but it can also fire pulses that reset your harness(bring you back to life...) 1, record 1, English, - God%20gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Instruction du personnel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- God gun
1, record 1, French, God%20gun
masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-05-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Security
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cylinder lock
1, record 2, English, cylinder%20lock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pin tumbler lock 2, record 2, English, pin%20tumbler%20lock
correct
- Yale lock 3, record 2, English, Yale%20lock
correct, trademark
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lock with both keyhole and tumbler mechanism in a cylinder separate from the case. 4, record 2, English, - cylinder%20lock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In cylindrical locks [there] is a cylindrical shell with rotatable barrel inside.... holes... are bored through the shell and into the barrel... In each hole is... a pair of pins... The barrel [is] rotated... by... turning the key. 5, record 2, English, - cylinder%20lock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
- Serrurerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serrure à barillet
1, record 2, French, serrure%20%C3%A0%20barillet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- serrure à goupilles 2, record 2, French, serrure%20%C3%A0%20goupilles
correct, feminine noun
- serrure américaine 3, record 2, French, serrure%20am%C3%A9ricaine
correct, feminine noun
- serrure Yale 2, record 2, French, serrure%20Yale
correct, trademark, feminine noun
- serrure à cylindre 4, record 2, French, serrure%20%C3%A0%20cylindre
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Serrure à barillet. L'organe principal (est) un cylindre [...] La serrure fonctionne au moyen d'une [...] clé à crans (soulevant) des goupilles ou barrettes qui dégagent un barillet intérieur au cylindre. 5, record 2, French, - serrure%20%C3%A0%20barillet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- barrel key 1, record 3, English, barrel%20key
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pipe key 1, record 3, English, pipe%20key
- piped key 1, record 3, English, piped%20key
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bit key having a hollow barrel that fits over a stem in the lock. 1, record 3, English, - barrel%20key
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Serrurerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- clef forée
1, record 3, French, clef%20for%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- clé forée 1, record 3, French, cl%C3%A9%20for%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clé à tige creuse pour s'engager sur la broche; ne peut ouvrir que du côté canon. 1, record 3, French, - clef%20for%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forure : Trou foré dans la tige d'une clef. 2, record 3, French, - clef%20for%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-10-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drill pin 1, record 4, English, drill%20pin
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A round pin projecting from the inside of the lock case opposite the key hole to receive a barrel or pipe key. 1, record 4, English, - drill%20pin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Serrurerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- broche
1, record 4, French, broche
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tige cylindrique, solidaire du pâlatre, centrée dans le canon, servant de support guide aux clés forées. 1, record 4, French, - broche
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-10-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- revolving barrel 1, record 5, English, revolving%20barrel
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in a Bramah lock, the barrel was prevented from turning until a number of sliding plates had been pushed inwards by a slotted key. 1, record 5, English, - revolving%20barrel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Serrurerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- barillet rotatif 1, record 5, French, barillet%20rotatif
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le barillet d'une serrure à pompe ne peut tourner tant qu'une clef encochée n'a pas poussé un certain nombre de lames coulissantes vers l'intérieur de cette serrure. 1, record 5, French, - barillet%20rotatif
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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