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In today’s perspective,
locks
are security devices operated by
keys, rotating plates, push buttons,
circuits, or other means that are
used to keep certain objects from
being opened or taken away. And,
locks are endowed with functions of
protection, management, and even of
decoration.
Over the centur ies , locks have
been entitled to different names
and definitions with literature from
different dynasties in ancient China.
就現代的觀點而言，
「鎖」
是一種以鑰匙、轉盤、按鍵、
電路、或者其它用具來操作的
安全裝置，用以防止物品被打
開或移走，兼具防護、管理、
甚至裝飾的功能；然而，鎖在
古中國歷代的各種文獻中，有
著多種不同的稱謂與定義。