LOCKING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To become fastened in place.“If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.”
- To fasten with a lock.“Remember to lock the door when you leave.”
- To be capable of becoming fastened in place.“This door locks with a key.”
- To intertwine or dovetail.“We locked arms and stepped out into the night.”
- (break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.“a pop and lock routine”
noun
- The act by which something is locked.
- The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
Source: Wiktionary
