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I think you'd find 100% of the industry refers to them as I have, just trying to save you face should you start calling items by the wrong name. There's no real play on words as they are different products that perform differently, while they in effect help to accomplish the same thing; improved traction. Automatic lockers have been around far longer than selectable lockers have been. Lockers that are locked all the time are in effect spools, which wouldn't be called lockers at all. A poor man's spool would be welded spider gears. A limited slip still allows either axle to "slip" a certain amount and turn slower than the ring gear, where as an automatic locker never allows this. There's no if ands or buts about it, pretty cut and dry. But if you still don't believe me (and all the sites I linked to) then maybe you should pick up a 4 wheel and off-road or JP, or maybe write an email to Tractech (the maker of the Detroit locker.)
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