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Määritelmät

Verbi

1. To close or lock as if with a latch.
2. (obsolete) To smear; to anoint.
3. (transitive) To catch; lay hold of.
4. (databases) To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
5. (of a breastfeeding baby) To connect to the breast.

Substantiivi

1. A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
2. (electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
3. (obsolete) A latching.
4. (obsolete) A crossbow.
5. (obsolete) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
6. A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
7. (databases) A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.