different between interlock vs lockout

English

Etymology

inter- +? lock

Verb

interlock (third-person singular simple present interlocks, present participle interlocking, simple past and past participle interlocked)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
2. To interlace.

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Noun

interlock (plural interlocks)

1. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

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References

• “interlock”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Etymology

lock +? out, from the verb phrase.

Noun

lockout (plural lockouts)

1. The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
2. The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
3. (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.

   It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.

4. (computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
5. A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
6. (weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
7. (weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
   • 2016, Christian Thibaudeau, “Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts”, T-Nation.

Antonyms

• (denial of work): strike; industrial peace

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