ロック

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From English rock.

Noun

ロック • (rokku) 

  1. (music) rock (style of music)
    インディー・ロック・バンド
    indī rokku bando
    an indie rock band
  2. on the rocks (served over ice)
    ウイスキーのロックを飲(の)む
    uisukī no rokku o nomu
    drink whiskey on the rocks

Etymology 2

From English lock.

Noun

ロック • (rokku) 

  1. lock

Verb

ロックする • (rokku suru) suru (stem ロックし (rokku shi), past ロックした (rokku shita))

  1. lock
    • 2015 November 19, “Pasokon o rokku suru ni wa”, in Dekiru net‎, retrieved 15 June 2018:
      他(た)人(にん)にパソコンを使(つか)われたくないときは、Windows(ウィンドウズ)をロックしておきましょう。ロックされたWindows(ウィンドウズ)は、パスワードを知(し)らない限(かぎ)り使(つか)えません。
      Tanin ni pasokon o tsukawaretakunai toki wa, Windōzu o rokku shite okimashō. Rokku sareta Windōzu wa, pasuwādo o shiranai kagiri tsukaemasen.
      When we don't want others to use our computer, we can lock Windows. With Windows locked, unless we know the password we can't use it.
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