A computer lock is a physical lock on a computer with an accompanying key used for access control or as an anti-theft system. In the 1980s and early 1990s...

called a K-Slot or Kensington lock) is an anti-theft system for hardware electronics such as notebook computers, computer monitors and others. It is a...

In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive that prevents state from being modified or accessed by multiple...

Num Lock or Number Lock (⇭) is a key on the numeric keypad of most computer keyboards. It is a lock key, like Caps Lock and Scroll Lock. Its state affects...

File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete...

Caps Lock (⇪ Caps Lock) is a button on a computer keyboard that causes all letters of bicameral scripts to be generated in capital letters. It is a toggle...

Scroll Lock or ScrLk (sometimes notated ⤓ or ↕) is a lock key (typically with an associated status light) on most IBM-compatible computer keyboards. Depending...

A lock screen is a computer user interface element used by various operating systems. They regulate immediate access to a device by requiring the user...

Look up lock or locks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance...

Locked-in syndrome (LIS), also known as pseudocoma, is a condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete...

illumination of the caps lock, num lock and scroll lock lights. One test for whether the computer has crashed is pressing the caps lock key. The keyboard sends...

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Blue Lock (Japanese: ブルーロック, Hepburn: Burū Rokku) (stylized as BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke...

In computer science, a readers–writer (single-writer lock, a multi-reader lock, a push lock, or an MRSW lock) is a synchronization primitive that solves...

NortonLifeLock is an American software company originally active from 2005 to 2017, and was best known for its eponymous LifeLock identity theft prevention...

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...

Gimbal lock is the loss of one degree of freedom in a multi-dimensional mechanism at certain alignments of the axes. In a three-dimensional three-gimbal...

Look up locking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Locking may refer to: Locking (computer science) Locking, Somerset, a village and civil parish in the...

an S2PL schedule, but not vice versa. Serializability Lock (computer science) Deadlock (computer science) Philip A. Bernstein, Vassos Hadzilacos, Nathan...

Networks (VPNs). In addition, a USB dongle can be configured to lock or unlock a computer. Trusted platform modules (TPMs) secure devices by integrating...

heat generation) by computers has become a concern in recent years, parallel computing has become the dominant paradigm in computer architecture, mainly...

Commonwealth University-Lock Haven (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System...

A lock-in amplifier is a type of amplifier that can extract a signal with a known carrier wave from an extremely noisy environment. Depending on the dynamic...

pin tumbler lock, also known as a circle pin tumbler lock, radial lock, or the trademark Ace lock popularized by manufacturer Chicago Lock Company since...

In computer science, multiple granularity locking (MGL) is a locking method used in database management systems (DBMS) and relational databases. In multiple...

locks to attach cables to laptops to prevent them from being taken. Computer lock – Security alarms – Security barriers – such as fences and walls. Security...

In computer science, a ticket lock is a synchronization mechanism, or locking algorithm, that is a type of spinlock that uses "tickets" to control which...

A phase-locked loop or phase lock loop (PLL) is a control system that generates an output signal whose phase is fixed relative to the phase of an input...

to computer systems using purchased access, unpatched vulnerabilities, insider access, and zero-day exploits, in the same way as other malware. LockBit...

respectively. With Num Lock on, digit keys produce the corresponding digit. On Apple Macintosh computers, which lack a Num Lock key, the numeric keypad...