Lockout
WordNet
noun
(1) A management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The opposite of a strike, a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
- The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
- A situation where the system is not responding to input.