locking
locking noun: the use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process. Also the gerund of lock.
Noun
locking (plural lockings)
Proper noun capitalized: Locking
Locking
- A village on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare. Somerset, England
- A surname.
Also used as
locking is also the gerund of lock.
locking is also the present participle and gerund of lock.
locking meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
locking in Hindi
- ताला लगाना
locking in Tamil
- பூட்டுவது
locking in Marathi
- कुलूपबंद करणे
locking in Urdu
- لاکنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- locking in Bengali
- লকিং, তালা দেওয়া
- locking in Telugu
- లాక్ చేయడం, తాళం వేయడం
- locking in Kannada
- ಲಾಕ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು
- locking in Punjabi
- ਲਾੱਕਿੰਗ, ਤਾਲਾ ਲਾਉਣਾ, ਲਾਕ ਕਰਨਾ
- locking in Gujarati
- તાળું મારવું, તાળું મારવા
- locking in Nepali
- ताला हाल्दै, ताला बन्द गर्दै
Forms of locking
| plural | lockings |
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Origin of locking
From lock + -ing.
Words formed from locking
Phrases with locking
- locking in
- locking on
- locking up
- lip locking
- locking off
- locking out
- core locking
- locking away
- locking down
- locking eyes
- locking into
- locking lips
13 more phrasesFewer phrases
- locking horns
- locking rooms
- locking shift
- locking under
- locking frames
- locking shifts
- locking through
- boxing and locking
- locking and loading
- locking differentials
- locking someone up and throwing away the key
- locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
- locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen
Questions about locking
- What does locking mean?
- Locking means the use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
- What is locking in Hindi?
- Locking in Hindi is ताला लगाना. See Locking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is locking?
- Locking can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of locking?
- The plural of locking is lockings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: locking (page history and authors); Locking (page history and authors); locking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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