Glossary of Terms
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Master Key
Operates any quantity of cylinders of different individual key changes.
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Masterkeying
An arrangement of cylinders having individual key changes, which permits them all to be operated by a single key called a master key.
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Mortise
A cavity made to receive a lock or other hardware also the act of making such a cavity.
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Mortise Lock (or Latch)
A lock designed to be installed in a mortise rather than applied to the door’s surface.
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Mullion
A fixed or movable post dividing an opening vertically used with a pair of doors.