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A '''deadlock seal''' was a form of lock or a device added to a lock that was almost impregnable. It was more secure than most locks. [[The Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] could not open regular deadlock seals, ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') but these locks could be keyed to specific sonic | A '''deadlock seal''' was a form of [[lock]] or a device added to a lock that was almost impregnable. It was more secure than most locks. [[The Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] could not open regular deadlock seals, ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') but these locks could be keyed to specific [[sonic device]]s, as [[Matron Cofelia]] did with her [[sonic pen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Deadlock [[encryption]] could be used to protect electronic files. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sound of Our Voices (comic story)|The Sound of Our Voices]]'') | ||
Deadlock encryption could be used to protect electronic files. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sound of Our Voices (comic story)|The Sound of Our Voices]]'') | |||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
Deadlocking made locks more difficult to open, at least with sonic devices. More sonic devices could be used in concert to break deadlock seals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Additional deadlocking could be applied, from double ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') to triple. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'') | Deadlocking made locks more difficult to open, at least with sonic devices. More sonic devices could be used in concert to break deadlock seals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Additional deadlocking could be applied, from double ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') to triple. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'') | ||
It was possible to create deadlock seals with a sonic device. The Doctor "locked" several things during | It was possible to create deadlock seals with a sonic device. The Doctor "locked" several things during their travels, particularly the controls of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|their own TARDIS]], which even [[the Master]] could not unlock. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
Deadlocking did not make glass unbreakable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') It did, however, make metal incapable of being melted, or at least | Deadlocking did not make [[glass]] unbreakable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') It did, however, make [[metal]] incapable of being [[melting|melted]], or at least [[heat]]ed, and could prevent cords and doors from being separated or opened physically. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') On at least one occasion, [[laser cutter]]s proved successful in penetrating a deadlock seal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The High Price of Parking (audio story)|The High Price of Parking]]'') | ||
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
