LOCKOUTS
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Definition
noun
- The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
- The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
- (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.“It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.”
- A situation where the system is not responding to input.
- A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
Source: Wiktionary
