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2. Door breaching - Wikipedia

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   Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available depending on the door's opening direction (inward or outward), construction materials, etc., and one or more of these methods may be used in any given situation.

3. Slim jim (lock pick) - Wikipedia

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   Slim jims are used to unlock automobile doors without use of a key or lock pick, and are commonly used in grand theft auto. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself.

4. Electromagnetic door holder - Wikipedia

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   An electric current typically energizes the electromagnet to attract and hold the steel plate, keeping the door open. Unlike electromagnetic locks , the magnetic attraction of an electromagnetic door holder is usually weak enough that it can be manually overpowered at any time by anyone, allowing the door to close.

5. Electromagnetic lock - Wikipedia

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   These door holders were traditionally used to hold doors open, but in this application Saphirstein believed that they could be packaged and adapted to work as a fail-safe lock. After a successful prototype and installation at the Forum, Saphirstein continued evolving and improving the design and established the Locknetics company to develop ...

6. Doorstop - Wikipedia

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   A doorstop (also door stopper, door stop or door wedge) is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. The same word is used to refer to a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent a door from swinging through when closed.

7. Alaska blowout Q&A: What's a door plug? How does an ... - AOL

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   What's a 'door plug' and why do airliners have them? How does a smartphone still work after falling three miles? We have answers to these and other questions stemming from Alaska Flight 1282.

8. Electric strike - Wikipedia

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   An electric strike is an access control device used for door frames. It replaces the fixed strike faceplate often used with a latch (also known as a keeper ). Like a fixed strike plate, it normally presents a ramped or beveled surface to the locking latch allowing the door to close and latch just like a fixed strike would.

9. The Best, Worst and Weirdest Minivans of All Time - AOL

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   Unlike other minivans, the MPV had one distinctly carlike feature: The rear passenger door didn’t slide open like a van’s; it swung open like a sedan’s. Mazda also offered buyers the option ...