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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (5 children)

those boxes for entering buildings

do you mean doors ?

[โ€“] Cantankerousnuts 9 points 2 years ago

I wish he meant doors ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Knox Box maybe

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's a lockbox that is mounted near the door that contains a key to said door or an override used by emergency services such as the fire department. The boxes are all keyed the same.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He likely means card readers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In buildings in some cities, entry ways for big buildings often have an emergency access box somewhere near the door. If police or the fire department need to gain entry, they have a master key that will let them access the lockbox and the lockbox will contain keys to the door.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I can't think of the term for them, but they have a keypad and other buttons to call in and unlock the door, often along with things for postal and emergency services to get in if required.