Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The programming practice, code, or chip used to prevent the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device.

    regionale Aussperrung

    регионарное замыка́ниеregionarnoje zamykánije, регионарное зашифрованиеregionarnoje zašifrovanije

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
prevents the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
prevents the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device:

Origin

Coined by the video game community and opponents of the lockout practice. The practice ori

Coined by the video game community and opponents of the lockout practice. The practice originated with and was devised by the video game industry and was later adopted by the film industry with the advent of DVDs.

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Forms

plural: regional lockouts

Word family

3 related words

See also

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