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  2. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    In pin tumbler locks, the series of key cuts on a key causes the pins to line up at the shear line or gate so the lock will open. In warded locks, the key cuts bypass the wards so the key can push or pull the bolt. [6] Key pin In a pin tumbler lock, the key pin is in contact with the key. It has varying lengths, corresponding to the key's ...

  3. Ye with circumflex - Wikipedia

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    Ye with circumflex (Е̂ е̂; italics: Е̂ е̂) is a letter in the Cyrillic Script, which represents the Cyrillic letter Ye (Е е) with a circumflex accent. This letter has the exact same look as the Latin letter E with Circumflex (Ê, ê).

  4. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of a tumbler lock was found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad built by king Sargon II (721–705 BC.) in Iraq. [1] Basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.

  5. List of Latin-script letters - Wikipedia

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    Top half O ᴗ ᵕ: Bottom half O Ꞷ ꞷ Omega ɷ 𐞤 Closed omega Obsolete IPA /ʊ/ Obsolete IPA near-close near-back rounded vowel alternative symbol used until 1989; Superscript form is an IPA superscript letter [7] Ȣ ȣ: Ou Ligature of Latin o and u ᴕ ᴽ: Small capital Ou FUT [2] a back vowel of uncertain quality: ᴘ: Small capital P ꟼ

  6. X̂ - Wikipedia

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    X̂ is the Latin letter X with a circumflex.The letter is used in the modern orthography of the Aleut language [1] and in the current Alaska Native Language Center alphabet of the Haida language. [2]

  7. Cornutiplusia circumflexa - Wikipedia

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    Cornutiplusia circumflexa, the Essex y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Italy to Greece , southeastern Europe , southwestern Russia , the southern parts of the Ural , Africa , Canary Islands , Arabia , southwestern Asia , Ceylon , from India to Nepal , southeastern China and Japan .

  8. Police lock - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lock also called a police lock and also formerly made by the Fox Police Lock Company is the crossbar police lock. It features two steel bars across the width of the door and beyond, held by two brackets set in the doorframe. [1] [3] When the door is unlocked, the bars are moved inwards to the point of being withdrawn from the ...

  9. Guarani alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The six letters a, e, i, o, u, y denote vowel sounds, the same as in Spanish, except that y is a high central vowel, . The vowel variants with a tilde are nasalized . (Older books used diaereses or circumflexes to mark nasalization.) [ 2 ] The apostrophe ʼ called " puso " (lit., sound cut off ) represents a glottal stop [ ʔ ] ; older books ...