Lockout may refer to:
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Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a strike action, work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute. In contrast to a strike action, strike, in which employees refuse to work, a lockout is initiated by employers or ...
, 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, lockout in MLB
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NBA lockout, lockout in NBA
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NFL lockout, lockout in NFL
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NHL lockout, 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, 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 regional lockout (or region coding) is a class of digital rights management preventing the use of a certain product or service, such as multimedia or a hardware device, outside a certain region or territory. A regional lockout may be enforced t ...
, a barrier to prevent media use outside of a specific region
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Lockout (news filing), a kind of "dateline" appended to a news report
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Lockout–tagout, 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 sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...
s during which guests are disallowed from the premises
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