Definition of padlock
: a removable lock with a shackle that can be passed through a staple or link and then secured
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Recent Examples of padlock from the Web
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The front door to the building was boarded-up, reinforced by padlocks and covered in graffiti.
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In the Users & Groups box, click the padlock icon, enter the Mac’s administrator password and click the plus (+) icon to get started.
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Whitney’s Cyber Camp curriculum starts with hardware, although not the kind with padlocks and rake picks.
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Buy Photo The homicide detective slipped open the padlock on the closet in the bowels of the Roundhouse, Philly’s hulking police headquarters at Eighth and Race.
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He was dressed in orange coveralls and had his arms shackled at this waist with chains and padlocks.
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The little green padlock in your browser, for instance, uses Transport Layer Security to connect web servers and your browser, authenticate both sides, and then prevent eavesdropping as data goes through the channel.
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Seen, an illustration of the European Union flag with a padlock.
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The theft was a backpack containing personal items taken from a locked locker after the padlock was forcibly removed.
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Origin and Etymology of padlock
Middle English padlok, from pad- (of unknown origin) + lok lock
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First Known Use: 15th century
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Definition of padlock for English Language Learners
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: a strong lock with a curved bar that connects to the main part of the lock and holds together two parts of something (such as a chain or a gate)
PADLOCK Defined for Kids
Definition of padlock for Students
: a removable lock with a curved piece that snaps into a catch
Definition of padlock for Students
padlocked;
padlocking
: to fasten with a removable lock
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