NC LOCKSMITH LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
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✔✔adj. uncut, see also "key blank" - ✔✔Blank
✔✔n. the portion of the blade opposite the cut edge of a single bitted key - ✔✔Bottom of
the Blade
✔✔n. the portion of the key which serves as a grip or handle - ✔✔Bow
✔✔n. a type of stop located near the key bow - ✔✔Bow Stop
✔✔n. 1. the movable assembly of a key machine which supports the key vise(s),
2. a changeable part of a clipper that holds the key blank - ✔✔Carriage
✔✔n. a blank designed to enter two or more simplex keyways - ✔✔Composite Blank
✔✔n. a keyway which has been enlarged to accept more than one key section, often
key sections of more than one manufacturer - ✔✔Composite Keyway
✔✔n. any material manufactured to the proper size and configuration which allows entry
into the keyway of a specific locking device and may then be bitted to become an
operating key for the device - ✔✔Key Blank
✔✔n. the exact cross sectional configuration of a key blade as viewed from the bow
toward the tip - ✔✔Key Section
✔✔n. 1. the opening in a lock or cylinder which is shaped to accept key bit or blade of a
proper configuration
2. the exact cross sectional configuration of a key way as viewed from the front. It is not
necessarily the same as the key section. - ✔✔Key Way
✔✔n. a ward which prevents entry of an incorrect key into a cylinder or lock - ✔✔Key
Way Ward
✔✔n. a key section which enters more than one, but not all keyways in a multiplex key
system - ✔✔Multi Section Key Blank
✔✔n. any key blank which is part of a multiplex key system - ✔✔Multiplex Key Blank
✔✔n. 1. a series of different key sections which may be used to expand a master key
system by repeating bittings on additional key sections. The keys of one key section will
,not enter the keyway of another key section. This type of system always includes
another key section which will enter more than one, or all of the keyways.
2. a keying system which uses such keyways and key sections - ✔✔Multiplex Key
System
✔✔n. 1. the portion of a bit key between the shoulder and the bit(s)
2. the portion of a cylinder key between the shoulder and the bow - ✔✔Neck (of key)
✔✔n. the bow of a key which is unidentifiable to a particular lock manufacturer -
✔✔Neuter Bow
✔✔n. a brass alloy containing nickel used in making some key blanks and tumblers -
✔✔Nickel Silver
✔✔n. a key blank supplied by the lock manufacturer to fit that manufacturer's specific
product - ✔✔Original Key Blank
✔✔n. the portion of a bit key between the tip and the shoulder, to which the bit(s) is
attached - ✔✔Post (of key)
✔✔n. 1. a part of a lock that serves as a guide for a drilled key and prevents entry of a
non-drilled key, 2. the center bearing surface of a mechanical combination lock that the
wheels rotate on - ✔✔Post (of a lock)
✔✔adj. of or pertaining to a keyway and corresponding key blank whose sale and/or
distribution is limited by the lock manufacturer in order to reduce unauthorized key
proliferation - ✔✔Restricted
✔✔n. a keyway shape that is a mirror image of another - ✔✔Reverse Keyway
✔✔n. a machine capable of duplicating keys with limited manual operations - ✔✔Semi
Auto Key Machine
✔✔n. a projection from a key that can be any key stop other than a tip stop, see also
"bow stop". Some shoulders on keys serve no functional purpose. - ✔✔Shoulder
✔✔n. a key machine cutter designed to make cuts with a rectangular shape - ✔✔Slotter
✔✔n. the part of a key from which all cuts are indexed and which determines how far
the key enters the
keyway - ✔✔Stop (of a key)
, ✔✔n. the part of a key machine that aligns a key blank, a pattern key, or both, so that
the blank may be cut correctly - ✔✔Stop Gauge
✔✔n. the cut made into a key to bypass a throat ward - ✔✔Throat Cut
✔✔The portion of a key which enters the keyway first. - ✔✔Tip Cut
✔✔n. the bitted edge of a single bitted key - ✔✔Top of Blade
✔✔n. a key with a tubular blade. The key cuts are made into the end of the blade,
around its circumference. - ✔✔Tubular Key
✔✔n. a device, usually connected to a cylinder, which, when activated, may cause a
lock mechanism to operate - ✔✔Actuator
✔✔n. any lock installed in addition to the primary lockset - ✔✔Auxiliary Lock
✔✔n. a lock for a door prepared with one or more cross-bores and one or more edge-
bores - ✔✔Bored Lock
✔✔n. a lock picking key with uniform steeples between cuts that is forced further into
the lock via impact - ✔✔Bump Key
✔✔n. a device that neutralizes the security of a locking device, or its application
hardware, often taking advantage of a design weakness - ✔✔By-Pass Tool
✔✔n. 1. a lock or cylinder component which transfers the rotational motion of a key or
cylinder plug to the bolt works of a lock
2. the bolt of a cam lock - ✔✔Cam
✔✔n. a complete operating unit which usually consists of the plug shell, tumblers,
springs, plug retainer, a cam/tailpiece or other actuating device, and all other necessary
operating parts - ✔✔Cylinder
✔✔n. a bored lockset whose latch or bolt locking mechanism is contained in the portion
installed through the cross-bore - ✔✔Cylindrical Lockset
✔✔n. a bolt, which requires a deliberate action to extend, and which resists end
pressure in the unlocking direction when fully extended - ✔✔DeadBolt
✔✔n. a lock which incorporates a deadbolt - ✔✔Deadlock
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✔✔adj. uncut, see also "key blank" - ✔✔Blank
✔✔n. the portion of the blade opposite the cut edge of a single bitted key - ✔✔Bottom of
the Blade
✔✔n. the portion of the key which serves as a grip or handle - ✔✔Bow
✔✔n. a type of stop located near the key bow - ✔✔Bow Stop
✔✔n. 1. the movable assembly of a key machine which supports the key vise(s),
2. a changeable part of a clipper that holds the key blank - ✔✔Carriage
✔✔n. a blank designed to enter two or more simplex keyways - ✔✔Composite Blank
✔✔n. a keyway which has been enlarged to accept more than one key section, often
key sections of more than one manufacturer - ✔✔Composite Keyway
✔✔n. any material manufactured to the proper size and configuration which allows entry
into the keyway of a specific locking device and may then be bitted to become an
operating key for the device - ✔✔Key Blank
✔✔n. the exact cross sectional configuration of a key blade as viewed from the bow
toward the tip - ✔✔Key Section
✔✔n. 1. the opening in a lock or cylinder which is shaped to accept key bit or blade of a
proper configuration
2. the exact cross sectional configuration of a key way as viewed from the front. It is not
necessarily the same as the key section. - ✔✔Key Way
✔✔n. a ward which prevents entry of an incorrect key into a cylinder or lock - ✔✔Key
Way Ward
✔✔n. a key section which enters more than one, but not all keyways in a multiplex key
system - ✔✔Multi Section Key Blank
✔✔n. any key blank which is part of a multiplex key system - ✔✔Multiplex Key Blank
✔✔n. 1. a series of different key sections which may be used to expand a master key
system by repeating bittings on additional key sections. The keys of one key section will
,not enter the keyway of another key section. This type of system always includes
another key section which will enter more than one, or all of the keyways.
2. a keying system which uses such keyways and key sections - ✔✔Multiplex Key
System
✔✔n. 1. the portion of a bit key between the shoulder and the bit(s)
2. the portion of a cylinder key between the shoulder and the bow - ✔✔Neck (of key)
✔✔n. the bow of a key which is unidentifiable to a particular lock manufacturer -
✔✔Neuter Bow
✔✔n. a brass alloy containing nickel used in making some key blanks and tumblers -
✔✔Nickel Silver
✔✔n. a key blank supplied by the lock manufacturer to fit that manufacturer's specific
product - ✔✔Original Key Blank
✔✔n. the portion of a bit key between the tip and the shoulder, to which the bit(s) is
attached - ✔✔Post (of key)
✔✔n. 1. a part of a lock that serves as a guide for a drilled key and prevents entry of a
non-drilled key, 2. the center bearing surface of a mechanical combination lock that the
wheels rotate on - ✔✔Post (of a lock)
✔✔adj. of or pertaining to a keyway and corresponding key blank whose sale and/or
distribution is limited by the lock manufacturer in order to reduce unauthorized key
proliferation - ✔✔Restricted
✔✔n. a keyway shape that is a mirror image of another - ✔✔Reverse Keyway
✔✔n. a machine capable of duplicating keys with limited manual operations - ✔✔Semi
Auto Key Machine
✔✔n. a projection from a key that can be any key stop other than a tip stop, see also
"bow stop". Some shoulders on keys serve no functional purpose. - ✔✔Shoulder
✔✔n. a key machine cutter designed to make cuts with a rectangular shape - ✔✔Slotter
✔✔n. the part of a key from which all cuts are indexed and which determines how far
the key enters the
keyway - ✔✔Stop (of a key)
, ✔✔n. the part of a key machine that aligns a key blank, a pattern key, or both, so that
the blank may be cut correctly - ✔✔Stop Gauge
✔✔n. the cut made into a key to bypass a throat ward - ✔✔Throat Cut
✔✔The portion of a key which enters the keyway first. - ✔✔Tip Cut
✔✔n. the bitted edge of a single bitted key - ✔✔Top of Blade
✔✔n. a key with a tubular blade. The key cuts are made into the end of the blade,
around its circumference. - ✔✔Tubular Key
✔✔n. a device, usually connected to a cylinder, which, when activated, may cause a
lock mechanism to operate - ✔✔Actuator
✔✔n. any lock installed in addition to the primary lockset - ✔✔Auxiliary Lock
✔✔n. a lock for a door prepared with one or more cross-bores and one or more edge-
bores - ✔✔Bored Lock
✔✔n. a lock picking key with uniform steeples between cuts that is forced further into
the lock via impact - ✔✔Bump Key
✔✔n. a device that neutralizes the security of a locking device, or its application
hardware, often taking advantage of a design weakness - ✔✔By-Pass Tool
✔✔n. 1. a lock or cylinder component which transfers the rotational motion of a key or
cylinder plug to the bolt works of a lock
2. the bolt of a cam lock - ✔✔Cam
✔✔n. a complete operating unit which usually consists of the plug shell, tumblers,
springs, plug retainer, a cam/tailpiece or other actuating device, and all other necessary
operating parts - ✔✔Cylinder
✔✔n. a bored lockset whose latch or bolt locking mechanism is contained in the portion
installed through the cross-bore - ✔✔Cylindrical Lockset
✔✔n. a bolt, which requires a deliberate action to extend, and which resists end
pressure in the unlocking direction when fully extended - ✔✔DeadBolt
✔✔n. a lock which incorporates a deadbolt - ✔✔Deadlock
