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   Lock

   /läk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, etc., fastened, typically operated only by a key of a particular form: "the key turned firmly in the lock"
   • ▪ a device used to prevent the operation or movement of a vehicle or other machine: "a bicycle lock"
   • ▪ a facility on a computer or mobile phone that requires a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication in order to access the full functionality of the device: "there's a security lock on the phone and he doesn't know the code"
   • ▪ (in wrestling and martial arts) a hold that prevents an opponent from moving a limb.
   • ▪ a number of interlocked or jammed items: archaic "a street closed by a lock of carriages"
   • 2. a short confined section of a canal or other waterway in which the water level can be changed by the use of gates and sluices, used for raising and lowering vessels between two gates: "there was a lock every quarter of a mile"
   • 3. a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty: informal North American "all of this makes him a lock to make the Hall of Fame"
   • 4. a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun. historical

   verb

   • 1. fasten or secure (something) with a lock: "she closed and locked her desk" Similar boltfastenbarsecuremake securemake fastsealpadlocklatchchainOpposite unlockopen
   • ▪ (of a door, window, box, etc.) become or be able to be secured through activation of a lock: "the door will automatically lock behind you"
   • ▪ enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door, lid, etc.: "he is treated like an unpaid servant and locked in his room"
   • 2. restrict access to the full functionality or data of (a computer, mobile phone, file, etc.), especially by requiring a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication: "my computer is locked and I've forgotten my login info"
   • ▪ (of a mobile phone) operate only on the network of a particular carrier: "the phone is locked to T-mobile"
   • 3. make or become rigidly fixed or immovable: "he locked his hands behind her neck" Similar joininterlockmeshengagelinkuniteconnectcombineyokematecouplebecome stuckstickjambecome/make immovablebecome/make rigidOpposite separatedivide
   • 4. go through a lock on a canal: "we locked through at Moore Haven"

   Word Origin Old Englishloc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lockable adjective
   • 2. lockless adjective

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lockingLocking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   May 2, 2024 · /ˈlɒkɪŋ/ IPA guide. Other forms: lockings. Definitions of locking. noun. the act of locking something up to protect it. synonyms: lockup. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Locking." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/locking. Accessed 02 May. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mortise lockMortise lock Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   May 7, 2024 · The meaning of MORTISE LOCK is a lock with a heavy sliding bar that is moved by turning a knob or key.

4. www.geeksforgeeks.org › introduction-of-deadlockIntroduction of Deadlock in Operating System - GeeksforGeeks

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   May 2, 2024 · Last Updated : 02 May, 2024. A process in operating system uses resources in the following way. Requests a resource. Use the resource. Releases the resource. A deadlock is a situation where a set of processes are blocked because each process is holding a resource and waiting for another resource acquired by some other process. Consider an ...

5. www.britannica.com › biography › John-LockeJohn Locke | Philosophy, Social Contract, Two Treatises of ...

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   Apr 29, 2024 · John Locke (born August 29, 1632, Wrington, Somerset, England—died October 28, 1704, High Laver, Essex) was an English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism, classical liberalism in particular. He was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the ...

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   2 days ago · John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".

   • Nationality: English

   • Era: Age of Enlightenment

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   1 day ago · Tresses of hair is defined by Collins Dictionary as braided hair, braided plaits or long loose curls of hair. Historian Chapin explained that the boys in the Akrotiri Fresco are between the ages six to ten years old based on their long locks of loose curly hair. Nineteenth century Polish plait, 1734–1766

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lock chamberLock chamber - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Apr 16, 2024 · /lɑk ˌtʃeɪmbər/ IPA guide. Definitions of lock chamber. noun. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it. synonyms: lock. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Lock chamber."