To seize up because liquid has infiltrated a mechanism for compressing gasses. / To form a seal by employing a mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure.

(machinery, especially science fiction) An induced state of suspension or inactivity.

plural of stasis lock

(UK, finance) A policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest.

(automotive) A kind of automotive differential that provides increased traction by restricting each of the two wheels on an axle to the same rotational speed without regard to available traction or differences in resistance seen at each wheel.

plural of locking differential

(automotive, informal) locking differential

plural of diff lock

plural of rebounding lock

A lock that closes or secures itself by means of a spring.