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lock-in
(lok′in″)1. In a health care insurance plan, a provision that requires that the insured party receive all health care services from providers who participate in the plan.
2. In biomedical engineering, a forcing function that requires that certain actions be undertaken in a specified sequence to avoid mishaps or errors.