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'''Lock'''('''s''') or '''Locked''' may refer to: 
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==Common meanings==
*[[Lock and key]], a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*[[Lock (water navigation)]], a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal

==Arts and entertainment==
*[[Lock (film)|''Lock'' (film)]], a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language film
*[[Lock (waltz)]], a dance figure
*[[The Lock (Constable)|''The Lock'' (Constable)]], an 1824 painting by John Constable
*[[The Lock (Fragonard)|''The Lock'' (Fragonard)]] or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
*[[Lock (Saga of the Skolian Empire)|Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire'')]], a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro
*[[Locks (album)|''Locks'' (album)]], by Garnet Crow, 2008
*[[Locked (film)|''Locked'' (film)]], a 2024 American thriller
*[[Locked (miniseries)|''Locked'' (miniseries)]], a 2020 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller
*"Locked", a song by [[Mutha's Day Out]] from ''My Soul Is Wet'' (1993)
* "Locked" (Incorrectly labeled “Gravity” in some places), a song by DJ3no made for the video game “[[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy]]” (2011)
* [[LOCK]], the stage name of Rokka Asahi, a fictional character from ''[[BanG Dream!]]''

== Fictional characters ==
* Lock, from ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
* Lock, from ''[[Go! Princess PreCure]]''

==People==
*[[Lock (surname)]]
*[[Ormer Locklear]] (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock"
*[[Lock Martin]] (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr.
*[[George Locks]] (1889–1965), English cricketer

==Places==
*[[Lock, Ohio]], an unincorporated community in the United States
*[[Lock, South Australia]], a small town in the center of the Eyre Peninsula
*[[Lock Island]], an island in the River Thames in England
*[[Lock Island (Nunavut)]], an island Peel Sound in Nunavut, Canada

==Sports==
*[[Lock (rugby league)]], a player position in rugby league, known as loose forward in the United Kingdom
*[[Lock (rugby union)]], a player position in rugby union
*Lock, any of several [[grappling hold]]s in wrestling, judo and other martial arts

==Technology==
===Computing===
*[[Lock (computer science)]], a bookkeeping object used to serialize concurrent access
*[[Lock (database)]], a feature used when multiple users access a database concurrently
*[[File locking]], describes a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file
*[[SIM lock]], a restriction on mobile phones to work only in certain countries or with certain providers

===Other technologies===
*[[Lock and key]], a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*[[Lock (firearm)]], the ignition mechanism of small arms
*[[Lock (water navigation)]], a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
*[[Lock (weapons guidance)]], missile navigation system's target acquisition fix
*[[Fermentation lock]], a device in beer and wine making that allows carbon dioxide to escape while not allowing air to enter
*[[Rope lock]], a device used in theater fly systems
*[[Airlock]], a compartment for transfer between environments with different atmospheres
*[[Lockheed Martin]], a military aerospace company

==Other uses==
*[[Lock of hair]], a piece of hair
*[[Dreadlocks]], or locks, rope-like strands of hair formed by locking or braiding

==See also==
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*[[Loc (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lok (disambiguation)]]
*[[-lock]], an Old English suffix
*[[Loch]], a Gaelic term used in Scotland to describe lakes and other bodies of water
*[[Locke (disambiguation)]], a common English surname and place name
*[[Locker (disambiguation)]]
*[[Locking (disambiguation)]]
*[[LOCKSS]] (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a peer-to-peer network
*[[Lox]], cured salmon filet
*[[Padlock (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lock and Key (disambiguation)|Lock and Key]]

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