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riplock

riplock noun: a deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.

Noun

riplock (uncountable)

  1. A deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.

Origin of riplock

From rip + lock.

Questions about riplock

What does riplock mean?
Riplock means a deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.
What part of speech is riplock?
Riplock is a noun.

Words near riplock in the dictionary

  1. ripiphorids
  2. Ripka
  3. Ripley
  4. Ripley County
  5. Ripleys
  6. riplock
  7. ripoff
  8. ripoffs
  9. Ripoll
  10. Ripolls
  11. Ripollès

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