lockbox
[lok-boks]
- a strongbox.
- a rented post-office box equipped with a lock.
- 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 especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content.
Origin of lockbox
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