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Detailed explanation-1: -These laptop locks work just as bicycle chain locks do: You find a large, immovable object, such as your desk, and wrap the metal cable around it. Insert the lock into your laptop’s lock slot, and your computer becomes virtually theft-proof, assuming that the thief cares about keeping it in working condition.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Kensington Security Slot (also called a K-Slot or Kensington lock) is part of an anti-theft system designed in the mid 1980s and patented by Kryptonite in 1999–2000, assigned to Schlage in 2002, and since 2005 owned and marketed by Kensington Computer Products Group, a division of ACCO Brands.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s called a Kensington lock, or Kensington security slot, and it provides an attachment point for a cable to prevent your monitor from being moved or stolen. Note that these locks are also common in computer labs for schools.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Kensington lock is a security device that attaches a cable from a computer to a stationary object such as table. It is similar to a bicycle lock that attaches a bicycle securely to a railing.