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Lockdown vs Shutdown - What's the difference?

lockdown | shutdown |

As nouns the difference between lockdown and shutdown

is that lockdown is (in an institution, such as a prison or school) The confinement of people in their own rooms (or cells) as a security measure after a disturbance while shutdown is the action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

lockdown

English

Noun

(wikipedia lockdown) (en noun)
  • (in an institution, such as a prison or school ) The confinement of people in their own rooms (or cells) as a security measure after a disturbance
  • (US) A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.
  • shutdown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
  • You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown .
  • A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
  • When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown he ceased his insults.

    Antonyms

    * startup