Lock and Screen

Lock

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Screen and lock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a verb "Lock".

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

Screen verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Lock and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lock" instead a verb "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

old	old lock	old screen
special	special lock	special screen
long	long lock	long screen
similar	similar lock	similar screen
Other adjectives: single, simple, actual, large, big, huge, little, bad, black, dark, white, new, final, extra, different, said, red, electronic.

room	lock room	screen room
times	lock times	screen times

While not every example will include the converging crosshairs or the display screen, the "Beep.... beep.... beep, beep, beep, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep" lock on tone is almost universal, as is the second or two required for the lock on to be acquired.

Source: Missile Lock On
The AT 4 and Stinger missiles have no screen, and use only the lock-on tone to indicate when a target is being acquired and then locked onto.

Source: Missile Lock On
Lockpicking Minigame: Tumblers are represented by three to six rings (depending on the lock complexity) that appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen when picking a lock.

Source: Video Game / Thief: Deadly Shadows

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