Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not locked.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a door, etc, not locked (with a key), or that has been unlocked.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
unlock .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not firmly fastened or secured
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Examples
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If you ask most cell phone users what they understand the term "unlocked phone" to mean, they will likely tell you that it is exactly what it says: that you can use the phone on any cell carrier anywhere.
Forbes.com: News Marc Weber Tobias 2011
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The reason you need to do a hotswap is that the xbox hard drive is locked when it is cold, and in unlocked once the xbox is turned on and fully booted.
XBMC 9.04 “Babylon” Updates For All Supported Platforms | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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And everything that has something crafted for it will remain unlocked from then on.
Monday stealthymonkey 2009
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The second reason, even if devices were to be unlocked, is that carriers could require customers to pay a termination fee should they choose to leave before the carrier could recoup the value of the subsidy.
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Yet to be unlocked is Boinx TV, which I imagine will be very useful for my media studies students.
Delicious – in more ways than one « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009
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Nich: Given that knowledge is power, I used to make it my business to read whatever documents I found lying about in unlocked offices whilst I was in prison.
21 pence to fight terrorism Norfolk Blogger 2009
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I think we should reinstate Maxime Bernier forthwith, apologize to him for not being more understanding of his need to leave NATO documents lying about in unlocked briefcases, and congratulate him on bringing the real criminal to justice.
I Guess Maxime Bernier Isn’t Incompetent After All « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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I think we should reinstate Maxime Bernier forthwith, apologize to him for not being more understanding of his need to leave NATO documents lying about in unlocked briefcases, and congratulate him on bringing the real criminal to justice.
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For one, it shows great demand for the iPhone, especially because Apple has not made it easy for people deal in unlocked phones.
Good News in the One Million Missing iPhones - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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For one, it shows great demand for the iPhone, especially because Apple has not made it easy for people deal in unlocked phones.
Good News in the One Million Missing iPhones - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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