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A safe deposit box (called a safety deposit box by some manufacturers) is a type of safe
Safe

A safe is a secure Lock box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face removable or hinged to form a door....
 usually located in groups inside a bank vault
Bank vault

A bank vault is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents can be stored. Vaults protect their contents with armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with a complex lock....
 or in the back of a bank
Bank

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money....
 or post office
Post office

A post office is a facility authorized by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies....
. It usually holds things such as valuable gemstone
Gemstone

A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive mineral, which — when cut and polished — is used to make jewellery or other adornments....
s, precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
s, currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
, or important documents such as will
Will (law)

In common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person regulates the rights of others over his or her property or family after death....
s or property deed
Deed

A deed is a legal instrument used to grant a right. Deeds are part of the broader category of documents under seal. Deeds can be described as contract-like, as they require the mutual agreement of more than one person....
s that a person might feel afraid to leave at home due to fear of theft
Theft

In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing offences such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, Mugging , trespassing, shoplifting, intruder, fraud and sometimes c...
, fire
Fire

Fire is the oxidation of a combustion material releasing heat, light, and various Chemical reaction products such as carbon dioxide and water....
, flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
, tampering
Tampering

Tampering may refer to:* Tampering , the practice, often illegal, of professional sports teams negotiating with athletes of other teams* Tamper-evident, a device or process that makes unauthorised access to a protected object easily detected...
 or other reasons.






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A safe deposit box (called a safety deposit box by some manufacturers) is a type of safe
Safe

A safe is a secure Lock box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face removable or hinged to form a door....
 usually located in groups inside a bank vault
Bank vault

A bank vault is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents can be stored. Vaults protect their contents with armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with a complex lock....
 or in the back of a bank
Bank

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money....
 or post office
Post office

A post office is a facility authorized by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies....
. It usually holds things such as valuable gemstone
Gemstone

A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive mineral, which — when cut and polished — is used to make jewellery or other adornments....
s, precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
s, currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
, or important documents such as will
Will (law)

In common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person regulates the rights of others over his or her property or family after death....
s or property deed
Deed

A deed is a legal instrument used to grant a right. Deeds are part of the broader category of documents under seal. Deeds can be described as contract-like, as they require the mutual agreement of more than one person....
s that a person might feel afraid to leave at home due to fear of theft
Theft

In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing offences such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, Mugging , trespassing, shoplifting, intruder, fraud and sometimes c...
, fire
Fire

Fire is the oxidation of a combustion material releasing heat, light, and various Chemical reaction products such as carbon dioxide and water....
, flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
, tampering
Tampering

Tampering may refer to:* Tampering , the practice, often illegal, of professional sports teams negotiating with athletes of other teams* Tamper-evident, a device or process that makes unauthorised access to a protected object easily detected...
 or other reasons. In the typical arrangement, a renter
Renting

Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good or property owned by another person or company. The owner of the property may be referred to as the lessor and the party paying to use the property as the lessee or renter....
 pays the bank a fee for the use of the box, which can be opened only with production of the assigned key, the bank's guard key, the proper signature
Signature

A signature is a handwritten depiction of someone's name, nickname or even a simple "X" that a person writes on documents as a legal proof of Identity and intent....
, or perhaps a code
Code

In communications, a code is a Operator for converting a piece of information into another form or representation , not necessarily of the same type....
 of some sort. Additionally, some banks are using biometric
Biometrics

Biometrics refers to two different fields of study and application:In biological studies it refers to the collection, synthesis, analysis and management of data in biology....
 dual-control security to complement the already increased security procedures.

See also

  • Numbered bank account
    Numbered bank account

    Numbered bank accounts are offered by Swiss banks to the majority of their clients, and are also offered by banks in some other countries such as Andorra, Austria, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Latvia, and Panama....
  • Swiss bank