hasp
    n 1: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is
         fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
    v 1: secure or lock with a hasp

Hasp \Hasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped (h[.a]spt); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Hasping.] [AS. h[ae]psian.]
   To shut or fasten with a hasp.
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Hasp \Hasp\ (h[.a]sp), n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to
   G. haspe, h[aum]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]
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   1. 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.
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   2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
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   3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a
      scarifier.
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Hesp \Hesp\, n. [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See
   Hasp.]
   A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also
   hasp.] --Knight.
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Houston Automatic Spooling Program
HASP

    (HASP) A program developed by IBM for
   NASA in the 1960s to SPOOL output on OS/MFT and OS/MVT
   to improve job processing performance.

   (2003-05-19)