deadbolt vs snib

deadbolt

noun
  • The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged. 

  • A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder. 

verb
  • To fasten or secure with a deadbolt. 

snib

noun
  • A latch or fastening for a door, window etc. 

verb
  • To latch (a door, window etc.). 

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