Talk:Glossary of locksmithing terms

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What do you call the shape of a key/keyhole?

Most bit keys have a flat profile and thus fit through a flat keyhole, but the iconic "keyhole" shape is tapered. What terminology is used for the shape/profile/silhouette? Does that iconic keyhole shape have a name? It just seems weird that 100% of modern keyholes aren't "keyhole" shaped, and it seems 99% of antique bit keys also are not "keyhole" shaped either, and so I figure there must be terminology I'm missing. --Skintigh (talk) 18:06, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Skintigh, the "iconic" keyhole shape I would just call a keyhole shape, but is usually found on older warded locks, so you could call it a warded keyhole shape to be more specific. The tapering allowed for easy insertion and removal. The industry term for the shape of a specific keyhole is a keyway and the keyway may also refer to the name or code for the specific shape of a lock aperture which may also share a name with the shape of the bit of the key that goes into the lock as part of a key blank. Pin-tumbler locks have a tight fitting keyway (and no tapering) because the key rotates a whole cylinder to engage the bolt. See Lock and Key#Keyhole. So you could call it a warded keyway shape to be esoteric. 2602:CF:E01F:7E00:FD9F:2E99:CE54:1C21 (talk) 03:37, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bible

Why is the bible called that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.67.227.181 (talk) 01:37, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]