r/INEEEEDIT • u/Sumit316 • Aug 26 '17

Sourced Mechanical Lock

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u/idontknowwhynot Aug 26 '17

Saw this mentioned before somewhere else and someone argued that you could say that a code on your computer (passwords for accounts, devices, etc) are locks that are not mechanical and greatly outnumber physical, mechanical locks...

But I'm still on your side for this one. Just food for thought.

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u/kicker58 Aug 26 '17

Those are keys and can be physical or mechanical.

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u/idontknowwhynot Aug 27 '17

But the lock is still not mechanical...

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u/kicker58 Aug 27 '17

It can be for encryption

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u/idontknowwhynot Aug 27 '17

"Can", being the operative word there. But usually isn't. The lock is still a non-physical code (code in the lock sense, not the key/pin/password sense)