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• pad|lock — «PAD LOK», noun, verb. –n. a lock that can be put on and removed. A padlock is used to keep a hasp closed or on a chain, locker, or gate. –v.t. to fasten with a padlock: »the playground gates were padlocked as soon as school was out (Atlantic).… …   Useful english dictionary

• pad — lam·pad; le·pad·i·dae; pad; pad·da; pad·dler; pad·dock·ride; pad·e·melon; pad·nag; pad·ua; pad·u·a·soy; heli·pad; pad·der; pad·dle; pad·dock; pad·dy; pad·lock; pad·u·an; pad·dock·rod; pad·dow; pad·dy·melon; …   English syllables

• lock — bal·lock; ber·lock; bol·lock; bul·lock·ite; bul·lock; char·lock; en·lock; gab·lock; hal·lock; have·lock; hem·lock; hil·lock; hoo·lock; hu·lock; in·ter·lock·er; ked·lock; ker·lock; lay·lock; lock; lock·able; lock·age; lock·e·an; lock·e·an·ism;… …   English syllables

• Lock key — Lock is a function that locks part of a keyboard keys depending on the lock settings selected. Most keyboards have three different types of lock functions:*Number Lock ndash; Num Lock *Capital Lock ndash; Caps Lock *Scrolling Lock ndash; Scroll… …   Wikipedia

• Lock-in-Effekt — In den Wirtschaftswissenschaften werden als Lock in Effekt (von to lock in: einschließen, einsperren) Kosten bezeichnet, die eine Änderung der aktuellen Situation aufgrund hoher Wechselkosten unwirtschaftlich machen. Die Höhe der Wechselkosten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Vendor lock-in — In den Wirtschaftswissenschaften werden als Lock in Effekt (von to lock in: einschließen, einsperren) Kosten bezeichnet, die eine Änderung der aktuellen Situation unwirtschaftlich machen. Problematisch werden Lock in Effekte, wenn sie zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• padlock — pad·lock …   English syllables

• padlock — pad|lock [ˈpædlɔk US la:k] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: pad (of unknown origin) + lock] a lock that you can put on a gate, door, bicycle etc ▪ He undid the padlock and eased back the lid. >padlock v [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• padlock — pad|lock1 [ pædlak ] noun count a lock that you can fix to something such as a gate, bicycle, or suitcase. It has a curved bar on top that moves when you open the lock with a key. padlock pad|lock 2 [ pædlak ] verb transitive to fix a padlock to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• padlock — pad•lock [[t]ˈpædˌlɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like 2) bui to fasten with or as if with a padlock • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME padlok.… …   From formal English to slang