lock out
Verb
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Verb
lock out
- To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- I've locked myself out of my room again!
- (computing) To prevent from accessing a data structure.
- The
synchronizekeyword locks out all other threads trying to access the object.
- The
- German: aussperren
- Italian: escludere, chiudersi fuori
- Italian: escludere
lock out (plural lock outs)
- An event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.
- German: Aussperrung
- Italian: serrata
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