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   latch

   /latʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate: "lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open"
   • ▪ a spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.
   • ▪ the part of a knitting machine needle which closes or opens to hold or release the wool.
   • 2. a circuit which retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.

   verb

   • 1. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch: "she latched the door carefully"
   • 2. (of a device) become fixed in a particular state: "the output relay can be set to latch at a preset value"

   Word Origin Old Englishlæccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally’), of Germanic origin.

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   What does latch mean in English?

   • A latch is a lock on a door which locks automatically when you shut the door, so that you need a key in order to open it from the outside. If you latch a door or gate, you fasten it by means of a latch. He latched the door, tested it, and turned around to speak to Frank. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is a latch on a door?

   • A latch is a fastening on a door or gate. It consists of a metal bar which you lift in order to open the door. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped. A latch is a lock on a door which locks automatically when you shut the door, so that you need a key in order to open it from the outside.

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   What does Latch -Key mean?

   • In some places, the word " latch -key" is used to mean "key." The root of latch is the Germanic word læccan, "to grasp or seize." "Latch."

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   How do latches work?

   • The media just latched on to an exciting idea and pushed it onto society without significant evidence. More precisely, with the same notation, all latches are systematically operated in such a way as to ensure that logical variables x are stable when variables e are falling.

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   noun. a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc. a breastfeeding baby’s attachment or connection to the mother’s breast: A good, deep latch is important because it allows the infant to get enough milk.

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   A latch is a fastener or lock that you open with a key. A latch can usually be opened with a key or by turning a knob or lifting a hook or bar. You can also use the word latch as a verb, like when your mom reminds you to latch the front and back doors before you leave for school in the morning.

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   A latch is a fastening or lock on a door or gate that can be opened or closed by a bar or a key. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of latch.

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   A latch is a device for fastening or locking a door, gate, or the like, or a circuit that transfers input states to output states. Learn more about the word latch, its synonyms, idioms, and translations from various sources.