单词 | lockbox |
释义 | lockbox /lok"boks'/, n. 1. a strongbox. 2. a rented post-office box equipped with a lock. 3. Also called lockout box. Television. a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used esp. to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content. [1870-75, Amer.; LOCK1 + BOX1] |
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