English Explanatory Dictionary

regional lockout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The programming practice, code, or chip used to prevent the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device.

Word forms

regional lockout regional lockouts

Etymology

Coined by the video game community and opponents of the lockout practice. The practice originated with and was devised by the video game industry and was later adopted by the film industry with the advent of DVDs.

Related words

regional converter region-free region-locked
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