pat-downs
Hands-on security checks
Pat-downs are security searches conducted by running hands over a person's clothed body to check for concealed weapons or contraband.
Airport security conducts pat-downs when scanners flag something suspicious.
The term also applies to police searches during stops: The officer gave him a quick pat-down before putting him in the car.
The singular pat-down works as both noun and modifier: a pat-down search.
Evaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
- TSAAirport screening agency
- airportAviation passenger facility
- friskSearch by touch
search · metal detector · scanner · clearance · boarding · contraband · weapons · explosives
Search by touch
- searchAct of seeking
- stop-and-friskTemporary police detention and search
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- detentionTemporary official holding
officer · reasonable suspicion · weapons check · arrest · custody · sidewalk · contraband · compliance
Incarcerated individuals
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
visitation · cells · facility · correctional officer · smuggling · drugs · weapons · strip search
Sports rule enforcer
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- pregameBefore the main event
- locker roomShared space for dressing
- playersGame participants
court · field · padding · uniform · compliance · match · game · inspection
screening
Evaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
- TSAAirport screening agency
- airportAviation passenger facility
frisk · search · metal detector · scanner · clearance · boarding · contraband · weapons · explosives · wand
frisk
Search by touch
- searchAct of seeking
- stop-and-friskTemporary police detention and search
- suspectBelieve to be likely
detention · officer · reasonable suspicion · weapons check · arrest · custody · sidewalk · contraband · compliance · Fourth Amendment
inmates
Incarcerated individuals
contraband · visitation · cells · facility · correctional officer · smuggling · drugs · weapons · strip search · entry
referee
Sports rule enforcer
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- pregameBefore the main event
- locker roomShared space for dressing
players · court · field · padding · uniform · compliance · match · game · inspection · regulation
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- airline rulessafety rules, baggage limits, liquid ban, carry-on limits, weight limits