lock out

verb
High School
1

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

2

To prevent from accessing a data structure.

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)

4

(colloquial, sometimes humorous) To be unable to concentrate.

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