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Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defeating locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education legally required varies from country to country from none at all, to a simple training certificate awarded by an employer, to a full diploma from an engineering college, in addition to time spent working as an apprentice.
Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key.
A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object, by supplying secret information, or by a combination thereof or only being able to be opened from one side such as a door chain.
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Safe Men is a 1998 American criminal comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, and stars Sam Rockwell and Steve Zahn as a pair of aspiring lounge singers who are mistaken for ace safe crackers, and get mixed up with a Jewish mobster, Big Fat Bernie Gayle and Big Fat's intern, Veal Chop.
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This is a glossary of locksmithing terms.
References
- ↑ Brewersal, Darlyn (January 4, 1990). "Safecrackers Use Sleight of Hand". The New York Times . pp. Section C, Page 2, Column 4. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ Dunlap, David W. (March 21, 1982). "U.S. CRACKS EDISON SAFE TO NO AVAIL". The New York Times . p. 39.
