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  2. Car key - Wikipedia

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    Car key in ignition Car ignition and steering wheel lock. A car key or an automobile key is a key used to open and/or start an automobile. Modern key designs are usually symmetrical, and some use grooves on both sides, rather than a cut edge, to actuate the lock. It has multiple uses for the automobile with which it was sold.

  3. Remote keyless system - Wikipedia

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    Inasmuch as "programming" fobs is a proprietary technical process, it is typically performed by the automobile manufacturer. In general, the procedure is to put the car computer in 'programming mode'. This usually entails engaging the power in the car several times while holding a button or lever. It may also include opening doors, or removing ...

  4. Immobiliser - Wikipedia

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    The electric immobiliser/alarm system was invented by St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbeuel and patented in 1919. [2] They developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs allowing the engine to start, or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. [3]

  5. Key code - Wikipedia

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    The bitting code is used in conjunction with a key's Depth and Spacing Number to completely determine all relevant information regarding the key's geometry. [1] Each number in the bitting code corresponds to a cut on the key blade. For example, a bitting code of 11111 with Depth and Spacing Number 46 specifies a Kwikset key with five shallow cuts.

  6. Air Force Base Bloemspruit - Wikipedia

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    AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force.It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL), [1] and shares the airfield.. The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity").

  7. Control character - Wikipedia

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    The interpretation of the control key with non-ASCII ("foreign") keys also varies between systems. Control characters are often rendered into a printable form known as caret notation by printing a caret (^) and then the ASCII character that has a value of the control character plus 64. Control characters generated using letter keys are thus ...

  8. O. R. Tambo International Airport - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1950s, jet passenger aircraft became the norm and there was a need to expand the existing ground facilities at the airport, which began in the 1960s and early-1970s. In addition to the new airside facilities, ground developments included: improved road access, parking areas, hotel, retail areas and car hire. [8]: 50

  9. Vehicle registration plates of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    This is the only province in the country that has the same borders today as it did before the Boer War, although it has had three changes of name. It was the Orange Free State (a Boer republic), the Orange River Colony (1902-1910), the Orange Free State Province (Provinsie Oranje Vrystaat, 1910–1994) and is now simply the Free State .