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  • 91time lock — noun a lock fitted with a device that prevents it from being unlocked until a set time. ↘a device built into a computer program to stop it operating after a certain time. verb (time lock) secure with a time lock …

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  • 92Voice modem command set — Main article: Modem Voice modem is a term commonly used to describe an analog telephone data modem with a built in capability of transmitting and receiving voice recordings over the phone line. Voice modems are used for telephony and answering… …

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  • 93Test-and-set lock — TSL son las siglas de Test and set lock, una instrucción hardware utilizada por ciertos procesadores para facilitar la creación de semáforos y otras herramientas necesarias para la programación concurrente en computadores. TSL es una instrucción… …

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  • 94Snap lock — Snap Snap, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See {Snap}, v. t.] 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. [1913 Webster] 3. A sudden, sharp motion …

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  • 95Time lock — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …

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  • 96Wheel lock — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… …

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  • 97Ticket lock — A ticket lock is a form of lockless inter thread synchronization.OverviewConventionally, inter thread synchronization is achieved by using synchronization entities provided by the operating system, such as events, semaphores and mutexes.For… …

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  • 98Time Lock — Infobox Film name = Time Lock writer = Arthur Hailey Peter Rogers starring = Robert Beatty Betty McDowall Lee Patterson Vincent Winter Sean Connery director = Gerald Thomas released = 1957 runtime = 73 min. language = English imdb id = 0051084… …

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  • 99combination lock — combina′tion lock n. bui a lock opened by rotating one or more dials through a set of positions in a prescribed order and direction …

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  • 100combination lock — ► NOUN ▪ a lock that is opened by rotating a set of marked dials to show a specific sequence of letters or numbers …

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