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  2. Window security - Wikipedia

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    The term window security may refer to any of a range of measures used to avoid unauthorized access through windows, and prevent crimes such as burglary and home invasions. Window security is used in commercial and government buildings, as well as in residential settings.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a person employed to oversee the cleaning and security of a public building, e.g. a school. a person employed to oversee the cleaning and security of a building (UK: caretaker, especially for private residences; for schools etc. janitor is also used in the UK) jelly a fruit flavoured dessert set with gelatin (US: Jell-O (trademark))

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    (saloon bar) posh bar within a pub or hotel passengers' lounge on a liner or luxury train (US approx.: parlor car) officers' dining room on a merchant ship bar, especially in the American Old West. bar that serves only spirits and no food a room in a house used for receiving guests; a salon. scalp (v.) to cut the scalp off; to take something away

  5. Passthrough (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A passthrough in a kitchen A small passthrough. A passthrough (or serving hatch [1]) is a window-like opening between the kitchen and the dining or family room. [2] Considered to be a conservative approach to the open plan, [3] in a modern family home a passthrough is typically built when a larger opening is either precluded by the locations of structural columns or is impractical due to the ...

  6. Peephole - Wikipedia

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    View through a peephole Barack Obama looking through the Oval Office door peephole Door viewer in the gate of Vaxholm Fortress. A peephole, peekhole, spyhole, doorhole, magic eye, magic mirror or door viewer is a small, round opening through a door from which a viewer on the inside of a dwelling may "peek" to see directly outside the door.

  7. Security through obscurity - Wikipedia

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    An early opponent of security through obscurity was the locksmith Alfred Charles Hobbs, who in 1851 demonstrated to the public how state-of-the-art locks could be picked. In response to concerns that exposing security flaws in the design of locks could make them more vulnerable to criminals, he said: "Rogues are very keen in their profession ...

  8. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    to wander aimlessly or stroll/walk without urgency to a destination; usually synonymous with amble when used in the US. bumf, bumph useless paperwork or documentation (from "bum fodder", toilet paper) bunce a windfall; profit; bonus bureau de change an office where money can be exchanged (US: currency exchange) burgle *

  9. List of films featuring surveillance - Wikipedia

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    A detective spies on a high-end prostitute through her apartment windows, develops an attraction and witnesses her murder. The Simpsons Movie: 2007: The Simpsons are on the run from the law, but the National Security Agency is able to eavesdrop and locate them. [47] Sliver: 1993: The main character is spied on by one of her fellow apartment ...