lockups
Places of detention
Lockups are places of temporary confinement, typically holding cells at police stations where suspects are detained before arraignment or transfer.
The term extends to any period of mandatory retention: in finance, a lockup is a contractual period during which investors cannot sell their shares after an IPO.
The startup's executives faced a six-month lockup on their stock options.
In publishing and design, lockup refers to a fixed arrangement of elements—such as a logo with tagline—that must appear together unchanged.
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- cellBasic unit of life
- inmateConfined facility resident
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
solitary · cellblock · penitentiary · correctional · custody · detention · convict · sentence
Portion given out
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stockGoods kept for sale
- vestingGaining full ownership
- restrictedLimited in scope
escrow · insider · trading · SEC · blackout · period · holdings · securities
Device to slow motion
- wheelRotating circular frame
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- jamCooked fruit spread
stuck · cylinder · caliper · hydraulic · skid · ABS · disc · drum
Become solid from cold
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- banOfficial restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
moratorium · constraints · controls · blockade · quarantine · exclusion · injunction · seizure
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
access · restricted · vault · safe · protection · barrier · secured · encrypted
prison
Confinement for offenders
warden · solitary · cellblock · penitentiary · correctional · custody · detention · convict · sentence · imprisonment
share
Portion given out
restricted · escrow · insider · trading · SEC · blackout · period · holdings · securities · divestiture
brake
Device to slow motion
jam · stuck · cylinder · caliper · hydraulic · skid · ABS · disc · drum · steering
freeze
Become solid from cold
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- banOfficial restriction on something
prohibition · moratorium · constraints · controls · blockade · quarantine · exclusion · injunction · seizure · impoundment
encryption
Converting data into code
authentication · access · restricted · vault · safe · protection · barrier · secured · encrypted · biometric
- detentionjail, detention centers, captive, prison, detention orders
lockupsfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · emancipation · liberation · free range
lockupssanctuaries
Protected places of refuge
refuges · shelters · havens · retreats · open houses
lockupsopen access
Free public scholarly content
openings · unlockings · releases · free entry · open doors