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On 27 May 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Lockbox to Lockbox (accounts receivable). The result of the discussion was moved.

US-centric?

A little US-centric? Perhaps "Typical costs _in the US_ are...", and some examples of the differences between the countries in which lock-boxen are available?--Avapoet (talk) 08:24, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What About Door Handles?!

Umm you guys do realize that a lock box also refers to a common locking device for door handles, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.10.123.113 (talk) 00:39, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a reference to a Mortise lock or a Bored cylindrical lock or something else? — BarrelProof (talk) 03:29, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested move 27 May 2021

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The result of the move request was: moved, with a disambiguation page at Lockbox. (non-admin closure) Lennart97 (talk) 18:19, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lockbox → Lockbox (accounts receivable) – If there is a primary topic for "lockbox", it is safe or vault or locker – i.e., a box that can be locked, not a banking service for processing incoming payments (a usage of the term that most people have never even heard of). In everyday reality, a "lockbox" is primarily a place for the figurative or literal safekeeping of items, as famously promoted by U.S. presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush (please click that link, it's worth a loook!), e.g., as reported in this article in the Los Angeles Times (and discussed in several different Wikipedia articles, such as at 2000 United States presidential election § Notable expressions and phrases). Another potential title I thought about was "Lockbox (banking)", but that would also not be clear at all, since banks also have safe deposit boxes and bank vaults, which are lockboxes. Since there are different types of lockboxes, it may be best to create a disambiguation page with the various meanings (also including other meanings such as the one related to information security & cryptography, real estate lock box a.k.a. key box, post office box, Amazon Locker, and Packstation. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 15:49, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I agree this is not the primary topic. I think Lockbox should redirect to Safe as the primary redirect and a disambiguation page created at Lockbox (disambiguation) for other possible meanings. Rreagan007 (talk) 16:42, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support Makes sense, and seems to be consistent with, for example, usage in Google news and search. My mind personally jumps first to the type we have at real estate lock box. I don't love the suggested parenthetical term but don't have a better one given the concerns raised with using (banking). And I'd lean towards a dab page rather than a primary redirect to safe, but don't feel particularly strong on that either way.--Yaksar (let's chat) 18:21, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support, and support dab page at basename. 162 etc. (talk) 18:45, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support and DAB at base name.--Ortizesp (talk) 22:54, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom, and create a disambiguation page at the basename. Paintspot Infez (talk) 23:44, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support and DAB per views[[1]] the term is clearly ambiguous. Crouch, Swale (talk) 11:24, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
is "lockbox" ever used for a non-lockbox locker? In ictu oculi (talk) 13:35, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.