Lockdown vs. Lockout

Lockdownnoun

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or pandemic, etc.

Lockdownnoun

(US) A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.

Lockdownnoun

the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)

Lockdown

A lockdown is a restriction policy for people or community to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks to themselves or to others if they can move and interact freely. The term or is often used for lockdowns that affect an area, rather than specific locations.

Lockoutnoun

The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

Lockoutnoun

The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.

Lockoutnoun

(by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.

Lockoutnoun

(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.

Lockoutnoun

A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.

Lockoutnoun

(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".

Lockoutnoun

(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.

Lockoutnoun

The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.

Lockoutnoun

a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms