Hasp

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.]
   [1913 Webster]
   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a
      scarifier.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Houston Automatic Spooling Program
HASP

   <operating system> (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)

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "hasp":
      articulate, batten, batten down, bolt, buckle, butt, button, clasp,
      cleat, clip, dovetail, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, latch, lock,
      miter, mortise, nail, peg, pin, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, sew,
      skewer, snap, staple, stick, stitch, tack, toggle, wedge, zipper