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English Dictionary: latch	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for latch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latch n spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key Synonym(s): latch, door latch catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove v fasten with a latch; "latch the door"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Latching}.] [OE. lacchen. See {Latch}. n.] 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. --Golding. 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. The door was only latched. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latch \Latch\, v. t. [Cf. F. l[82]cher to lick (of German origin). Cf. {Lick}.] To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latch \Latch\, n. [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. l[91]ccan.] 1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. 2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted. 3. (Naut.) A latching. 4. A crossbow. [Obs.] --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latching \Latch"ing\, n. (Naut.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also {latch} and {lasket}. [Usually in pl.]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
latch A digital logic circuit used to store one or more bits. A latch has a data input, a clock input and an output. When the clock input is active, data on the input is "latched" or stored and transfered to the output either immediately or when the clock input goes inactive. The output will then retain its value until the clock goes active again. See also {flip-flop}. (1995-02-03)