Locking may refer to: *

Locking (computer science) In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive: a mechanism that enforces limits on access to a resource when there are many thread (computer science), threads of execution. A lock is designed to enforce ...

* Locking, Somerset, a village and civil parish in the United Kingdom ** RAF Locking, a former Royal Air Force base **

Locking Castle Locking Castle was a castle that once stood on Carberry Hill near the site of RAF Locking in Locking in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument. It was a motte and bailey on Carberry Hill ...

, a former castle *

Brian Locking Brian Locking (22 December 1938 – 8 October 2020) was an English musician and songwriter known for his brief tenure as bassist with ''Marty Wilde, The Wildcats'' in 1956 and The Shadows, between 1962 and 1963. During his time with the Shadow ...

(born 1938), rock guitarist *

Norm Locking Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) consist of materials, usually industrial wastes or by-products enriched with radioactive elements found in the envi ...

(1911–1995), National Hockey League player * Locking (dance), a style of funk dance invented in the early 1970s * Prevention of a

screw thread A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called a ...

from turning when undesired

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