Hasp vs. Latch — What's the Difference?

A slotted hinged metal plate forming part of a fastening for a door or lid, fitted over a loop and secured by a pin or padlock

A latch or catch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that joins two (or more) objects or surfaces while allowing for their regular separation. A latch typically engages another piece of hardware on the other mounting surface.

Lock (a door, window, or lid) by securing the hasp over the loop of the fastening

A fastening, as for a door or gate, typically consisting of a bar that fits into a notch or slot and is lifted from either side by a lever or string.

A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock.

A spring lock, as for a door, that is opened from the outside by a key.

To close or lock with such a fastener.

To close or lock with a latch.

A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.

To have or be closed with a latch.

A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

To shut tightly so that the latch is engaged

An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

To close or lock as if with a latch.

(transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.

(transitive) To catch; lay hold of.

A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.

(obsolete) To smear; to anoint.

A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.

An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.

(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.

To shut or fasten with a hasp.

(obsolete) A latching.

A fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

(obsolete) A crossbow.

Secure or lock with a hasp

(obsolete) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.

(database) A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

To smear; to anoint.

To catch so as to hold.

To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

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.

A latching.

A crossbow.

Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

Fasten with a latch;