lock on
Fix on target
Lock on means to fix attention or aim on a target and track it continuously.
Originally military terminology for weapons systems that automatically follow a moving target once acquired: The missile locked on to the enemy aircraft.
Extended to any intense, sustained focus: Once she locks on to a problem, she doesn't let go.
The noun lock-on describes this state of fixed tracking.
Purpose or direction
- acquireGain possession of
- trackPath or monitored route
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- radarRadio-wave object detection
fire · intercept · pursuit · engagement · bogey · fighter · jet · launch
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
access control · secure connection · two-factor · digital signature · authorization · SSL · VPN · encryption key
aim
Purpose or direction
radar · fire · intercept · pursuit · engagement · bogey · fighter · jet · launch · threat
encryption
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
biometrics · access control · secure connection · two-factor · digital signature · authorization · SSL · VPN · encryption key · data protection
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
- seizinggrab, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch
- Shooting termstake aim, fire away, ready aim fire, bulls eye, dead center
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- magnifyzoom in, magnify, enlarge, close-up, magnification
- gunfireshoot, gunshot, artillery fire, fire, gunfire