lock out

1

To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.

I've locked myself out of my room again!

Opposite

let in lock in

2

To prevent from accessing a data structure.

The synchronize keyword locks out all other threads trying to access the object.

3

industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example

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Lock out

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