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  2. Keycard lock - Wikipedia

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    There were 32 positions for possible hole locations, giving approximately 4.3 billion different keys. The key could easily be changed for each new guest by inserting a new key template in the lock that matched the new key. [2] In the early 1980s, the key card lock was electrified with LEDs that detected the holes. A keycard with a magnetic stripe

  3. Proximity card - Wikipedia

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    A proximity card or prox card [1] also known as a key card or keycard is a contactless smart card which can be read without inserting it into a reader device, as required by earlier magnetic stripe cards such as credit cards and contact type smart cards. [2] The proximity cards are part of the contactless card technologies.

  4. Physical security - Wikipedia

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    Physical security systems for protected facilities can be intended to: [2] [3] [4] deter potential intruders (e.g. warning signs, security lighting); detect intrusions, and identify, monitor and record intruders (e.g. security alarms, access control and CCTV systems);

  5. Glossary of power generation - Wikipedia

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    Living or recently dead material such as plant matter, used as either fuel or industrial production as biofuel It is a renewable resource obtained from several different plants, for example wood waste, sugar cane, corn, hemp and others. || Biofuel Black start: Starting a unit without external power supply from the electricity network

  6. Energy security - Wikipedia

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    The impact of the 1973 oil crisis and the emergence of the OPEC cartel was a particular milestone that prompted some countries to increase their energy security. Japan, almost totally dependent on imported oil, steadily introduced the use of natural gas, nuclear power, high-speed mass transit systems, and implemented energy conservation measures. [16]

  7. Continual power system - Wikipedia

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    A continual power system is a system for reliably supplying uninterrupted power. Examples of a continual power system include uninterruptible power supplies and emergency power systems . The need for continual power systems has risen because more and more essential services depend on consistent power, such as lighting, computing, and ...

  8. Turnstile - Wikipedia

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    A wooden turnstile for keeping livestock penned in (Zwierzyniec, Poland).A circa-1930 turnstile and kiosk at the Bath Recreation Ground. Turnstiles were originally used, like other forms of stile, to allow human beings to pass while keeping sheep or other livestock penned in. [citation needed] The use of turnstiles in most modern applications has been credited to Clarence Saunders, who used ...

  9. Blue Castle Project - Wikipedia

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    The plant was proposed in part to support a projected 2016 need for power from Rocky Mountain Power, the main supplier of electrical power to the state of Utah. [3] Jon Huntsman Jr. , the governor of Utah at that time, stated that he was opposed to any plan for a plant that did not include onsite spent fuel reprocessing . [ 2 ]