Latch
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Latch may refer to:
- Latch (hardware)Latch (hardware)A latch is a type of mechanical fastener that is used to join two objects or surfaces together while allowing for the regular or eventual separation of the objects or surfaces....
, a type of door or window fastener - Latch (electronics), a circuit used to store information
- A latching relay
- Latch (database), (a relatively short-lived) lock on a system data-structure like an indexIndex (database)A database index is a data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table at the cost of slower writes and increased storage space...
- The baby's orientation with respect to the woman, in breastfeedingBreastfeedingBreastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...
- LATCHLatchLatch may refer to:* Latch , a type of door or window fastener* Latch , a circuit used to store information** A latching relay* Latch , lock on a system data-structure like an index...
, a mounting system for child safety seats required in the United States and Canada - The judicial doctrine of lachesLaches (equity)Laches is an "unreasonable delay pursuing a right or claim...in a way that prejudices the [opposing] party" When asserted in litigation, it is an equitable defense, or doctrine...