lock-out
Workers barred entry
A lock-out is the exclusion of workers from their workplace by an employer, typically during a labor dispute—the employer's counterpart to a strike.
The term extends to any situation where someone is prevented from entering or accessing something: a lock-out from your own car, an account lock-out after too many failed passwords.
In sports, a lock-out suspends play when owners and players can't agree on contract terms.
Forceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- unionJoining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
walkout · scab · negotiation · arbitration · mediation · impasse · solidarity · industrial action
Obstruction preventing passage
- banOfficial restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- deniedRefused or disavowed
barred · restricted · inaccessible · gatekeeper · bouncer · checkpoint · forbidden · blacklist
Lock-operating instruments
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- houseResidential building
- forgotFailed to recall
- strandedLeft without means to leave
spare · emergency · door · deadbolt · trunk · smartphone · PIN · reset
Restricting resource availability selectively
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- passwordAuthentication string
- encryptionConverting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
keyless · biometrics · authorization · PIN · cybersecurity · intrusion detection · two-factor · credential
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
collective bargaining · walkout · scab · negotiation · arbitration · mediation · impasse · solidarity · industrial action · work stoppage
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- banOfficial restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
denied · barred · restricted · inaccessible · gatekeeper · bouncer · checkpoint · forbidden · blacklist · expulsion
keys
Lock-operating instruments
stranded · spare · emergency · door · deadbolt · trunk · smartphone · PIN · reset · roadside assistance
access control
Restricting resource availability selectively
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- passwordAuthentication string
- encryptionConverting data into code
firewall · keyless · biometrics · authorization · PIN · cybersecurity · intrusion detection · two-factor · credential · verification
lock-outwalkout
Protest by leaving
strike · work stoppage · sit-in · wildcat strike · sit-down strike
lock-outlock-in
Enforced continued commitment
open access · unlocked · entry · ingress