鎖具是指(zhi)起封(feng)閉作用(yong)(yong)(yong)的(de)(de)器具,它(ta)包括鎖、鑰匙(chi)(chi)及(ji)其附(fu)件,一般解釋為(wei)“必(bi)須用(yong)(yong)(yong)鑰匙(chi)(chi)方能開(kai)脫的(de)(de)封(feng)緘(jian)器”,現在,鎖具除(chu)用(yong)(yong)(yong)鑰匙(chi)(chi)開(kai)啟(qi)外,還可以(yi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)光、電、磁、聲及(ji)指(zhi)紋等(deng)指(zhi)令開(kai)啟(qi)。鎖具不單是防護用(yong)(yong)(yong)品,還具有“管理”和“裝(zhuang)飾”的(de)(de)作用(yong)(yong)(yong)。在國際(ji)交往(wang)中(zhong)也有一種禮儀,用(yong)(yong)(yong)贈(zeng)送象(xiang)征(zheng)性的(de)(de)“鑰匙(chi)(chi)”作為(wei)友誼(yi)的(de)(de)表示。