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- noun A metal
plate affixed to a door jamb that holds the door closed when the doorbolt is extended into a hole, protecting the jamb against friction from the bolt.
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vanishedone commented on the word strike plate
According to http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009576.html strike plates are 'those little tongues of metal that door latches snap into'; that page refrences http://www.charleslocksmith.com/strike_plates.htm.
November 12, 2007