User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
locks p- Plural of lock
- Hair.
- Dreadlocks.
Synonyms
- (Dreadlocks): dreads
Verb
locks- third-person singular of lock
Swedish
Noun
locks- Indefinite genitive singular of lock.
Extensive Definition
- For information on "locked" Wikipedia pages, see Wikipedia:Protection policy.
Mechanical devices
- Lock (device), a mechanical device used to secure possessions
- Lock (firearm), the ignition mechanism used on early projectile weapons
- Lock (water transport), an enclosure in a navigable canal or river which enables ships and boats to pass between sections of the waterway at different levels
Technology
- Lock (computer science), a bookkeeping object associated with a piece of data that is used to serialize concurrent access
- Lock (database), a feature used when multiple users access a database concurrently
- Lock (weapons guidance), an indication the missile seeker system has a suitable or adequate acquisition fix to hit successfully if launched
Sports
- Lock (Rugby League), a player position in a Rugby League
- Lock (Rugby Union), a player position in a Rugby Union
Entertainment
- Lock (Saga of the Skolian empire), a fictional sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro
Other
- Lock of hair, a tuft or small bundle of hair
- Lock, South Australia, a small town located in the centre of the Eyre Peninsula
See also
- -lock, an article about the Old English suffix
- Locke, a common English surname and place name
- Loch, a Gaelic term used in Scotland to describe lakes and other bodies of water
- Locked (single), by Mutha's Day Out
- Locking (disambiguation)
- Lox, cured salmon filet
locks in French: lock
locks in Russian: Шлюз