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Switching costs inhibiting a change of vendor
In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock‑in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use
Vendor_lock-in
Software released under a license restricting rights
Project (2006-04-29). "Vendor Lock-in Definition". Retrieved 2009-06-11. Vendor lock-in, or just lock-in, is the situation in which customers are dependent
Proprietary_software
Instant messaging service by Apple
secure." Media outlets have described iMessage as a means of achieving vendor lock-in. According to an autumn 2023 survey by Piper Sandler, 87% of US teenagers
IMessage
Cloud computing model
default locked to a specific cloud vendor. This issue is exacerbated in serverless computing, as with its increased level of abstraction, public vendors only
Serverless_computing
Topics relating to Cloud computing
complicated and expensive. Three types of vendor lock-in can occur with cloud computing: Platform lock-in: cloud services tend to be built on one of
Cloud_computing_issues
Anti-competitive business strategy
documents Microsoft and open source Network effect Path dependence Vendor lock-in Enshittification Planned obsolescence "Deadly embrace". The Economist
Embrace, extend, and extinguish
Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
Ability to export, back up and transfer user data to prevent vendor lock-in
data stored in "silos" or "walled gardens" that are incompatible with one another, i.e. closed platforms, thus subjecting them to vendor lock-in and making
Data_portability
Optimized math routines developed by Intel
architectures and vendors defined during runtime. Intel launched the oneAPI Math Kernel Library in November 1994, and called it Intel BLAS Library. In 1996, the
Math_Kernel_Library
Discontinued multimedia platform used to add animation and interactivity to websites
Intego recommended that users get trusted updates "only directly from the vendor that publishes them." Adobe Flash Player has over 1078 CVE entries, of which
Adobe_Flash
FOSS office suite based on OnlyOffice
2026. Euro-Office defaults to Microsoft's OOXML format, encouraging vendor lock-in - LibreOffice calls the European sovereign offering a blatant "freeware"
Euro-Office
manufacturing hubs in China, the environmental impact of its supply chains, tax and monopoly practices, a lack of diversity and women in leadership in corporate
Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.
Open source computer data storage platform developed by Sun Microsystems
avoiding vendor lock-in. Prior to Open Storage, most storage products were based on customized operating systems running on specialist hardware. In many cases
Sun_Open_Storage
British politician
As MP, Niblett drew attention to the risks of vendor lock-in from Microsoft's contracts with the NHS. In 2026, Niblett launched the "summer of sex" campaign
Samantha_Niblett
Economic term by Warren Buffett
companies from their competitors. As of 2012, Buffett had used the word "moat" in the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters more than 20 times since 1986.
Economic_moat
Theory of software design
design will be unable to switch as a result of switching barriers, vendor lock-in, and backward compatibility requirements. Gabriel contrasts "worse-is-better"
Worse_is_better
Business model
new equipment with included cartridges. Methods of vendor lock-in include designing the cartridges in a way that makes it possible to patent certain parts
Razor-and-blades_model
Open protocol for communication between AI agents
characterized the protocol as part of a broader industry effort to reduce vendor lock-in for enterprise AI systems. Model Context Protocol Vaughan-Nichols, Steven
Agent2Agent
Application that uses a web browser as a client
tightly control billing based on use of the remote services as well as vendor lock-in by hosting data remotely. Modern browsers such as Chrome offer sandboxing
Web_application
Ability to act or change without constraint
open-source movement or AOSP is often associated with freedom or avoiding vendor lock-in. In the area of civil rights, a strong distinction is made between freedom
Freedom
Type of digital rights management
NTSC-J NTSC PAL Parallel import Parallel importing in video games Trusted Platform Module Vendor lock-in TAC block "Letters". Next Generation. No. 29. Imagine
Regional_lockout
Topics referred to by the same term
Vendor lock-in, in economics Lock-in amplifier, a type of amplifier Locked-in syndrome, a medical condition Locked in period, in stock trading Lock-in
Locked_in
Former multimedia software
abandonment of Flex to Apache, was criticized as a way to lock out independent tool developers in favor of Adobe's commercial tools. This has been resolved
Adobe_Flash_Player
Software licensed to ensure access to source code
compete with the developer. These anti-competitive restrictions create a vendor lock-in effect by steering users toward establishing a separate agreement with
Source-available_software
San Francisco-based software company
Industry analysts note this separation of compute and storage mitigates vendor lock-in and avoids proprietary data egress fees. The platform is built on the
Databricks
Recurring price business model
more expensive than a single purchase. In addition, subscription models increase the possibility of vendor lock-in, which can have fatally business-critical
Subscription_business_model
Open-source 3D Web Graphics SDK
BIM viewer without a vendor lock-in. It is designed to support the visualization of large-scale BIM models and has been referenced in academic publications
Xeokit
Transferring files between local devices
capabilities of devices on their networks as a form of vendor lock-in. This usually results in the loss of USB and Bluetooth as sideload options (though
Sideloading
Restriction built into a mobile phone
A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or (master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA mobile phones by mobile phone
SIM_lock
Category of computer technology
on their OT vendors. This leads to vendor lock-in, eroding the ability to implement security fixes. Critical assets: Because of OT's role in monitoring
Operational_technology
Economic theory
asymmetry Overchoice Starting a Business Index Strategic entry deterrence Vendor lock-in Zero-profit condition McAfee, R. Preston; Mialon, Hugo M.; Williams
Barriers_to_entry
Anticompetitive agreement to control prices
Practices Act 1974 (Australia) US Department of Justice Variable pricing Vendor lock-in "Price Fixing". ftc.gov. Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved January
Price_fixing
Type of computing virtualization
custom hardware appliances for each network function thereby avoiding vendor lock-in. For example, a virtual session border controller could be deployed
Network function virtualization
Network_function_virtualization
Modular communications interface
manufacturers engage in vendor lock-in practices whereby they deliberately break compatibility with generic SFPs by adding a check in the device's firmware
Small_Form-factor_Pluggable
relationship management (CRM) Personal data service Vendor lock-in Vested outsourcing Computerworld May 2000 Vendor Relationship Management: The Role of Shared
Vendor relationship management
Vendor_relationship_management
Hardware security feature
are commonly used in printers to prevent the use of third-party ink or toner cartridges. Regional lockout CIC (Nintendo) Vendor lock-in Software protection
Lockout_chip
Fictional cat and accompanying universe
"proprietary emoji", used as a form of vendor lock-in. In April 2017, the Pusheen Corporation acquired office space in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago
Pusheen
Hitch for attaching implements to tractors
sometimes needed. The pressure toward vendor lock-in was a two-edged blade for the salespeople. It was an advantage in cases where it encouraged the sale
Three-point_hitch
Financial estimate; accounting concept
analysis Total benefits of ownership Total cost Total cost of acquisition Vendor lock-in One UK Government publication refers to the "often" used example of
Total_cost_of_ownership
Protocol for managing EV charging stations
certification in 2023. The main objective of OCPP is to provide a standard communication interface used by all charging stations to avoid vendor lock-in. This
Open_Charge_Point_Protocol
Product sold below cost to stimulate other, more profitable sales
Product bundling Razor and blades model Suicide bidding Tying (commerce) Vendor lock-in Leader Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, The American Heritage
Loss_leader
Data storage technology
they deem to support, ensuring a vendor lock-in, and contributing to reliability issues. For example, in FreeBSD, in order to access the configuration
RAID
Relational database programming language
suppliers easier (see vendor lock-in). Users evaluating database software tend to place other factors such as performance higher in their priorities than
SQL
Software design approach
current MDA vendors have been reluctant to engineer their MDA toolsets to be interoperable. Such an outcome could result in vendor lock-in for those pursuing
Model-driven_architecture
Market structure with a single firm dominating the market
standards, network effects, strategic entry deterrence, switching barriers, vendor lock-in, vertical integration and technological superiority. Economies of scale:
Monopoly
including the lack of scalability, manageability, application security, and vendor lock-in. Entera was built on industry-standard distributed computing infrastructures
Entera
Published specification for storing digital data
resources Open system Free content Network effect Proprietary file format Vendor lock-in Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 – OASIS
Open_file_format
XML markup language
by creating transferable skills for software developers and reducing vendor lock-in. The introduction of EMML is expected to help accelerate the trend toward
Enterprise Mashup Markup Language
Enterprise_Mashup_Markup_Language
Photo storage service
Google Takeout feature results in some of the original information missing. This could potentially lead to vendor lock in if the user wants to keep using
Google_Photos
Resource Description Framework (RDF), as defined by W3C, which prevents vendor lock-in. "2005 - W3C". www.w3.org. Retrieved 2023-05-16. "Validation Services
PoolParty_Semantic_Suite
American enterprise data platform company
and analyse telemetry data while avoiding vendor lock-in. Cribl Stream Launched in its core architecture in October 2019, Stream is a data observability
Cribl.io
Price increases perceived as excessive
to determine when price gouging has occurred, while others merely limit vendors and landlords to price increases of less than 25 percent. Enforcement of
Price_gouging
Selection constraint in industrial design
contexts (unless the goal is vendor lock-in or planned obsolescence) They are chosen such that when a product is manufactured in many different sizes, these
Preferred_number
Family of Unix-like operating systems
success of Linux to its security, reliability, low cost, and freedom from vendor lock-in. Desktops and laptops According to web server statistics (that is, based
Linux
Security module for computing apps
of security promised by Google and instead serves more as a form of vendor lock-in than a meaningful security measure. Activists have also raised concerns
Play_Integrity_API
Technological ability to interact with older technologies
ReactOS Shim (computing) Software regression Vendor lock-in Belleflamme, Paul; Peitz, Martin (2010), "Strategies in standard wars", Industrial Organization:
Backward_compatibility
2022 book by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
A. Goodman in writing the Futurama season 8 episode ‘Related to Items You’ve Viewed’. Enshittification Platform capitalism Vendor lock-in Network effect
Chokepoint_Capitalism
processing operation was able to turn a profit. Due to the high price, vendor lock-in of film and processing, and aggressive direct selling techniques used
Fotron
Computer hardware whose interface is controlled by the proprietor
architecture, a commonly cited historical example of proprietary hardware Vendor lock-in Proprietary device drivers Proprietary firmware Proprietary software
Proprietary_hardware
1990s Unix coalition
had been undertaken in the past (e.g., 3DA) and had generally failed, as the companies involved were too reliant on vendor lock-in[citation needed] to
Project_Monterey
Software licensed to be freely used, modified and distributed
the software, and this results in reliance on the publisher to provide updates, help, and support. (See also vendor lock-in and abandonware). Users often
Free_software
Actions in the present are dependent on previous decisions or experiences
to buy VHS players and rent more VHS tapes, until there was complete vendor lock-in. A VCR manufacturer bandwagon effect of switching to VHS-production
Path_dependence
American software company
VMware. In 2018 CircleCI's config.yml was the fastest growing YAML file on GitHub. The proprietary configuration syntax introduces vendor lock-in, meaning
CircleCI
Decentralised video hosting network
ActivityPub protocol in order to allow decentralization and compatibility with other fediverse services, which can prevent vendor lock-in and makes it more
PeerTube
American-based brand of cutting plotter
subreddit and other mediums, as people saw it as a form of vendor lock-in. A petition was launched in protest. News organizations soon picked up on the story
Cricut
CAPTCHA implementation owned by Google
been criticized for its reliance on tracking cookies and promotion of vendor lock-in with Google services; administrators are encouraged to include reCAPTCHA
ReCAPTCHA
Growing one's existing wealth without creating new wealth
influential papers on the topic by Gordon Tullock in 1967, and Anne Krueger in 1974. The word "rent" in the context of "rent-seeking" does not refer specifically
Rent-seeking
Free software word processor
documents. The native file format, .abw, uses XML, so as to mitigate vendor lock-in concerns with respect to interoperability and digital archiving. The
AbiWord
Language Microsoft developed for initializing structured values and objects
attempting to hijack HTML and replace it with XAML, thus creating a vendor lock-in. Jeremy Reimer, writing for Ars Technica described this comment as "the
Extensible Application Markup Language
Extensible_Application_Markup_Language
Moving data from an old data store to a new data store
data stored in "silos" or "walled gardens" that are incompatible with one another, i.e. closed platforms, thus subjecting them to vendor lock-in and making
Data_migration
Type of IT infrastructure
avoid vendor lock-in. Multicloud can also be a good way to hedge against the risks of obsolescence, as it allows you to rely on multiple vendors and open
Multicloud
Software term
whatever system they appear on. Disruptive innovation Unique selling point Vendor lock-in Use case Merriam-Webster. "killer app". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary
Killer_application
Loans with unfairly high interest rate
may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate is charged in excess of the
Usury
Waterway in upstate New York, U.S.
steepest locks in the United States. When leaving the canal, boats must also traverse the Black Rock Lock to reach Lake Erie or the Troy Federal Lock to reach
Erie_Canal
Commerce practice
operating system on non-Apple hardware. Product bundling Product churning Vendor lock-in Digital rights management Tying of the iPhone to AT&T "Tying". The Blanch
Tying_(commerce)
Product design with limited useful life
book by Vance Packard Vendor lock-in – making a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without substantial
Planned_obsolescence
Commerce phenomenon
In competition law, cornering the market consists of obtaining sufficient control of a particular stock, commodity, human capital or other asset in an
Cornering_the_market
iPhone controversy
due to aging batteries. Antennagate Planned obsolescence Durapolist Vendor lock-in Criticism of Apple Inc. Bendgate Graham, Jefferson. "Apple's apology
Batterygate
leading to vendor lock-in. Version fragmentation happens when a firm offers multiple incompatible versions or variations of a single product, either in tandem
Market_fragmentation
Marketing term
switching Push–pull strategy – Business terminology Vendor lock-in – Switching costs inhibiting a change of vendor "Concept of Consumer-Switching Behavior". Small
Customer_switching
Mutually beneficial collusion among competing corporations
collective secret is maintained. “However, the orchestrator, often the vendor with all information, typically remains unnoticed by antitrust authorities
Cartel
Processes through which companies combine or transfer ownership
are subject to enforceability issues in certain situations. Alternatively, certain transactions use the 'locked box' approach, where the purchase price
Mergers_and_acquisitions
System where a single company controls an entire ecosystem
Telegram have been called walled gardens by critics. Data portability Vendor lock-in Business ecosystem Dark web Defective by Design Digital rights management
Closed_platform
Ability of a state to control digital technologies
to prevent vendor lock-in and ensure secure, nationwide cloud services for government agencies. Germany is also increasing investments in Free and Open
Digital_sovereignty
Ratio between turnover and profit
financial ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned by a company in relation to its revenue. Expressed as a percentage, it indicates how much
Profit_margin
Market for replacement parts, upgrade and maintenance original equipment
There are two essential elements of the aftermarket: installed base and vendor lock-in effect. A certain level of installed base of original equipment customers
Aftermarket_(merchandise)
complete solution. Trusted clients are attractive to business as a form of vendor lock-in: sell the trusted client at a loss and charge more than would be otherwise
Trusted_client
Linux distribution developed by Canonical
open-source software avoids vendor lock-in. A 12-month project was launched to migrate the biggest public institutions in Iceland to using open-source
Ubuntu
Software architecture by Microsoft
critics contending that it would impose restrictions on users, enforce vendor lock-in, prevent running open-source software, and undermine fair use rights
Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base
Software for library collections
reasons noted were to avoid vendor lock-in, avoid license fees, and participate in software development. Freedom from vendors also allowed libraries to
Integrated_library_system
Concept in economics
fixed costs in a particular marketplace. The inefficiency associated with artificial scarcity is formally known as a deadweight loss. In a capitalist
Artificial_scarcity
Electronic software copy protection device
a form of tightly controlled licensing, which allows the vendor to engage in vendor lock-in and charge more than it would otherwise for the product. An
Software_protection_dongle
Type of eyeglasses
vendor lock-in, where the only company able to manufacture new lenses for a given frame is the same company from which that frame was purchased. In contrast
Gandhi_glasses
Exercise of digital rights management on copyleft software
other projects widely used in tivoized embedded systems, such as BusyBox, have also declined to move to GPLv3. Vendor lock-in Defective by Design "Frequently
Tivoization
Term in contract law where a person agrees not to compete
In contract law, a non-compete clause (often NCC), restrictive covenant, or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a clause under which one party (usually an
Non-compete_clause
General term for rules, including delegated legislation and self-regulation
complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term
Regulation
Academic research sharing website
accounts. Other criticisms include the fact that Academia.edu uses a vendor lock-in model: "It's up to Academia.edu to decide what you can and can't do
Academia.edu
Free and open-source personal information manager by Mozilla
components would be open source and built on open standards to avoid vendor lock-in. The services announced as part of the Thunderbird Pro suite include:
Mozilla_Thunderbird
Freely licensed software with open code
pressured to building in backdoors or other covert, undesired features into their software. Instead of having to trust software vendors, users of FOSS can
Free_and_open-source_software
Standard that is openly accessible and usable by anyone
specifications Open system (computing) Specification (technical standard) Vendor lock-in Digital public goods Chesbrough, Henry William; Vanhaverbeke, Wim; West
Open_standard
Content shareability criterion
definition for not doing enough to guarantee transparency and prevent vendor lock-in, which occurs when a company makes it deliberately difficult for users
The_Open_Definition
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian contracted form of Norwegian/Swedish Vendela, VENDLA means "a Wend; a wanderer," a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century.Â
Male
Russian
(Фёдор) Variant spelling of Russian Fyodor, FEODOR means "gift of God."
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Male
English
Scottish form of English Jack, JOCK means "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from misdivision of Middle English atten oke ‘at the oak’.South German (also Nöck) : from Tyrolean nock, nog ‘rounded hill’, ‘rock’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a feature, or a nickname from the same word used in the sense ‘short and fat’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and German
English, Dutch, and German : variant of Lock.Dutch (van Locke) : habitational name from any of various places called Loock, from look ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German (also found in Alsace)
English and German (also found in Alsace) : variant of English Luke, German Lukas.German (also Lück) : from a short form of Lüdeke, a pet form of Ludolph (compare Liedtke 2) or occasionally from Ludwig or Lucas.Dutch (van Luck) and English : habitational name from Luik, the Dutch name of the Belgian city of Liège.Translation of the French Canadian secondary surnames Lachance and Lafortune.
Male
Greek
(ÎœÎντωÏ) Greek name derived from the word menos, MENTOR means "spirit." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Ãlkimos.
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Latin Theodorus, TEODOR means "gift of God."
Male
Yiddish
(×¡Ö¶× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨) Yiddish form of English Alexander, SENDER means "defender of mankind."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Lives by the Stronghold; Surname Referring to a Lock; Locksmith; Woods; Fortified Place
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ensor.
Boy/Male
English
Lives by tbe stronghold. Surname referring to a lock or locksmith.
Surname or Lastname
Hungarian (Lándor)
Hungarian (Lándor) : from the old secular personal name Lándor.English : possibly a variant spelling of Lander.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Vietnamese
Lives by the Stronghold; Luck; Blessings
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fearfulness.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Cute
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Great King
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Who Support Others; Festival
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Issue
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Heroic Strength
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God's healer.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Pius, PÃO means "pious."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Seven stars representing seven great saints
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
VENDOR LOCK-IN
v. i.
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.
v. t.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
v. t.
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms.
v. t.
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
v. t.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
n.
The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
n.
A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.
a.
Having locks or tufts.
n.
An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.
n.
The person to whom a thing is vended, or sold; -- the correlative of vendor.
n.
Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.
v. t.
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
v. t.
To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.
n.
A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
n.
See Louk.
n.
One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his agent, for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a vendor.
n.
A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.