​Communicating with a locksmith is much easier when you understand the language. The following are some common terms; understanding them will help you communicate your needs to the locksmith.

• Backset

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• Bolt

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• Change Key

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• Classroom Function

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• Control Key

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• Core Key

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• Cylinder

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• Cylindrical Lock

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• Deadbolt

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• Deadlatch

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• Double Cylinder

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• Entry Function

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• Exit Hardware

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• Function

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• Handing

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• Handleset

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• Interchangeable Core

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• Key Profiles

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• Key-in-Knob Cylinder

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• Keyed Alike

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• Knob

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• Latch

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• Lever

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• Masterkey

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• Mortise Cylinder

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• Mortise Lock

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• Passage Function

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• Privacy Function

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• Profile Cylinder

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• Proprietary Cylinder

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• Rekey

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• Rim Cylinder

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• Rim Lock

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• Single Cylinder

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• Springlatch

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• Strike

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• Storeroom Function

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• Tailpiece

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• Trim

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