Osteoclasts resorb the bones by first latching onto the bone.
Investigation showed that the handles on the hatches could be improperly forced shut without the latching pins locking in place.
Both of the satellites's solar arrays had to be jettisoned prior to retrieval when sensors indicated improper latching following their retraction.
An earth leakage circuit breaker includes a specialized latching relay.
Players must enter the stations, one at a time, latching the gate behind them.
To reduce power consumption in the contactor coils, latching contactors are used, which have two operating coils.
Another example built with folding wings with automatic control latching.
Latching switches do not have this feature and therefore are normally not used with a magnetic starter.