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Interlock

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meshnounA structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
interlacenoun(transitive) To cross one with another.
meshingnounThe act by which something meshes or interlocks.
interlockingnoun(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
locknounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

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locknounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
meshingnounThe act by which something meshes or interlocks.
interlacenoun(transitive) To cross one with another.
meshnounA structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
lockingnoun(computing) The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
lock-upnounAlternative form of lockup. [(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.]
lock-outnounAlternative spelling of lockout. [(labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.]
tiernounA row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
blockadenounThe physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
interfacingnounA layer of fabric inserted between other layers of a garment to provide stiffening
networknounAny interconnected group or system.
patchnounA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
crochetnoun(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
lockdownnounThe confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.
interlinkingnounA linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
interlinkagenounlinkage together
linkagenounA connection or relation between things or ideas.
interfacenoun(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
interconnectionnounA connection (physical or logical) between multiple things

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