What's this hole with a lock symbol on the back of my monitor? [duplicate]

When I inspected my monitor I found a hole with a lock symbol (pictured below).

What is this? What is the function of this hole?

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My monitor is a Samsung Syncmaster SA100.


It's called a Kensington lock, or Kensington security slot, and it provides an attachment point for a cable to prevent your monitor from being moved or stolen.

laptop with Kensington lock attached

from Wikipedia