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  • noun An event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.
  • verb To prevent from entering a place, particularly oneself, inadvertently.
  • verb computing To prevent from accessing a data structure.

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