Lockout may refer to:
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Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labour dispute. In contrast to a strike, in which employees refuse to work, a lockout is initiated by employers or industry owners.
Lockouts a ...
, a type of work stoppage
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Dublin Lockout, a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers 1913 - 1914
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Lockout (sports), lockout in sports leagues
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MLB lockout
MLB lockout may refer to one of the following lockouts or strike actions in Major League Baseball:
* The 1972 Major League Baseball strike, which canceled 86 games
* The 1973 Major League Baseball lockout, which cancelled no games
* The 1976 ...
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NBA lockout
The NBA lockout may refer to any of the four lockouts in the history of the National Basketball Association:
*The 1995 NBA lockout, which lasted for three months before the 1995–96 season.
*The 1996 NBA lockout, which lasted for a couple of hour ...
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NFL lockout
The NFL lockout may refer to any of the lockouts or strikes in the history of the National Football League:
* The 1968 NFL strike/lockout, which lasted 12 days before the start of the 1968 season.
* The 1970 NFL strike/lockout, which lasted a ...
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NHL lockout
The NHL lockout may refer to any of the four labour actions in the history of the National Hockey League:
* The 1992 NHL strike, which postponed 30 games of the 1991–92 season
* The 1994–95 NHL lockout, which cancelled many of the games of ...
, lockout in NHL
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''Lockout'' (film), a 2012 science fiction action film
* ''Lock Out'' (film), a 1973 Spanish film
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Lockout chip
In a general sense, a lockout chip is a chip within an electronic device to prevent other manufacturers from using a company's device to perform certain functions.
A notable example is the lockout chip found in Nintendo's Nintendo Entertainment Sy ...
, a computer chip in a video game system to prevent use of unauthorized software
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Lock-out device, part of a signaling system used on game shows
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Regional lockout, a barrier to prevent media use outside of a specific region
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Lockout (news filing)
A dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. In the case of articles reprinted from wire services, the distributing organization is ...
, a kind of "dateline" appended to a news report
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Lockout–tagout
Lock out, tag out (LOTO) is a safety procedure used to ensure that dangerous equipment is properly shut off and not able to be started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or repair work. It requires that hazardous energy sources be " ...
, a procedure to prevent unsafe activation of machinery
* A period in some
hostel
A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared b ...
s during which guests are disallowed from the premises
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