lock out
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
lock out (third-person singular simple present locks out, present participle locking out, simple past and past participle locked out)
- (transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- (computing) To prevent from accessing a data structure.
- The
synchronize
keyword locks out all other threads trying to access the object.
- The
- (transitive) (industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example)
- Coordinate term: tag out
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
inadvertently prevent from entering a place
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Noun[edit]
- Misspelling of lockout.
Translations[edit]
an event in which an employer bars employees from working