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  • 1File locking — is a mechanism that enforces access to a computer file by only one user or process at any specific time. The purpose of locking is to prevent the classic interceding update scenario. The interceding update problem may be illustrated as in the… …

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  • 2Lock picking — is the act of unlocking a lock by analyzing and manipulating the components of the lock device, without the original key. Although lock picking can be associated with criminal intent, it is an essential skill for a locksmith. Lock picking is the… …

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  • 3File — Aktuelle Version: 5.01 (30. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Multiplattform Kategorie: Remote Access Lizenz: GPL …

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  • 4lock step — n. a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely * * * …

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  • 5lock step — n. a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely …

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  • 6File (structure de données) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir File.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Fil et Phil. En informatique, une file ( queue en anglais ) est une structure de données basée sur le principe du Premier entré, premier sorti, en anglais FIFO… …

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  • 7file cabinet lock —   n.    1. any lock used on a file cabinet    2. a plunger lock cylinder for a gang lock normally used in a file cabinet …

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  • 8Lock (computer science) — In computer science, a lock is a synchronization mechanism for enforcing limits on access to a resource in an environment where there are many threads of execution. Locks are one way of enforcing concurrency control policies. Contents 1 Types 2… …

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  • 9lock — 1. noun /lɒk,lɑːk/ a) Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. Give me the key, said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling. b) A mutex or… …

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  • 10lock up — Synonyms and related words: bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, bolt in, bosom, bottle up, bury, button, button up, cache, cast in prison, choke, choke off, clap, clap in jail, clap up, close, close up, constrict, contain, contract,… …

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