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Shift lock

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shift keynoun(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.
keylocknoun(music) A digital feature used by disc jockeys that locks a track to its original key regardless of changes made to the tempo.
lockingnoun(computing) The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
shiftableThat can be shifted.
relockverbTo lock again.
lock ringnounAlternative form of lockring [A textured or threaded washer used to prevent components from become loose during rotation. On bicycles they are found, for example, on a bottom bracket and a track hub.]
lock upverb(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
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.
shifternounOne who, or that which, shifts or changes.
shiftingverbA shift or change; a shifting movement.
padlocknounA detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
gearshiftnounAlternative spelling of gear shift. [(automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.]
combination locknounA type of lock opened by a sequence of numbers or symbols.
lockringnounA textured or threaded washer used to prevent components from become loose during rotation. On bicycles they are found, for example, on a bottom bracket and a track hub.
lockagenounThe works forming a canal lock or locks.
lockableCapable of being locked.
picklocknounOne who picks locks; a thief.
gear shiftnoun(automotive, US, Canada) The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
lockoutnoun(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.
gunlocknounA mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.

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