bloqueo de pantalla

Phonetic: "/skɹiːn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

Example: a fire screen

Definition: A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.

Definition: (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening

Example: a drug screen, a genetic screen

Definition: Various forms or formats of information display

Definition: Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player

Definition: An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.

Definition: A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.

Definition: A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.

Definition: A large scarf.

Phonetic: "/skɹiːn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To filter by passing through a screen.

Example: Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.

Definition: To shelter or conceal.

Definition: To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.

Example: The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.

Definition: To present publicly (on the screen).

Example: The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.

Definition: To fit with a screen.

Example: We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.

Definition: To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

Definition: To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.

Definition: To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

Definition: To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To become fastened in place.

Example: If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.

Definition: To fasten with a lock.

Example: Remember to lock the door when you leave.

Definition: To be capable of becoming fastened in place.

Example: This door locks with a key.

Definition: To intertwine or dovetail.

Example: We locked arms and stepped out into the night.

Definition: (break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.

Example: a pop and lock routine

Definition: To furnish (a canal) with locks.

Definition: To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.

Definition: To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.

Definition: To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.

Definition: (WMF jargon) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.

Example: Frequently vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act by which something is locked.

Definition: The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.