Latch
Pronunciation: lăcht
| v. t. | 1. | To smear; to anoint. |
| n. | 1. | That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. |
| 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. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To catch so as to hold. |
| 2. | To catch or fasten by means of a latch. |
| Noun | 1. |  latch - spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a keySynonyms: door latch |
| 2. | latch - catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove | |
| Verb | 1. | latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" |
| 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. |