Look up: Interlocking

1. interlocking
   for the purposes of DECT: method which prevents accidental execution of messages in a DECT user environment; in data security: to prevent a machine or device from commencing further operations until the current one is completed Category: News-systems and communications • the interdependent liaison between the control levers,or the electrical control circuits,of the different apparatus,…
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2. interlocking
   (from the article `railroad`) The first attempts at interlocking switches and signals were made in France in 1855 and in Britain in 1856. Interlocking at crossings and junctions ...
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3. interlocking
   (from the article `African music`) Interlocking techniques are a prominent feature of many instrumental styles in East and southeastern Africa. From regions in Tanzania and Mozambique ...
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4. interlocking
   (from the article `tapestry`) The fourth treatment—interlocking—was introduced in the Gobelins factory in the 18th century. Here wefts of juxtaposed colour segments are looped ...
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5. interlocking
   
   1. contact by fitting together
   2. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
   3. hold in a locking position
   4. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
   
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6. interlocking
   interdependent liaison between the control levers or the electrical control circuits of different apparatus such as points, signals, which makes it impossible to place them in positions which are unsafe NOTE 1 - In English, the term 'interlocking' refers also to the place where interlocking is achieved. NOTE 2 - In French, the term 'enclenchement' ...
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