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lock [lok]
1. a place, often airtight, where something is sealed in.
2. a device such as a clamp for holding something firmly in place.
heparin lock see heparin lock.

lock
Vox populi A device that prevents a particular action or activity. See Bloxham air lock, Heparin lock, Job lock, Vapor lock.


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com (Staff) A Colorado man has sued Hewlett-Packard, saying that its Pavilion Elite desktop computers are "inherently defective," and constantly lock up within 10-20 minutes of use.
Lock ups, freezes, slowness, you name it, your computer just won''t cooperate.
While Windows is a piece of engineering marvel, it is not a perfect environment, as we all know It is prone to crashes, shutdowns, lock ups and sudden freezes that have been part-and-parcel of owning and running a Windows based PC for the many years that it has been in the market While Windows is a piece of engineering marvel, it is not a perfect environment, as we all know.
 
 
 
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