And the state avoids the cost of actually locking someone up when fees and fines replace cell time.

What actually locked him back here was nothing he took or didn't take but her death.

When she went upstairs she made sure that the keys actually locked the doors.

When she left the branch she actually locked him in, using a special procedure which takes a few seconds.

When she parked in front of the office, she actually locked her car.

Before launch this would prevent the missile actually locking onto the target, preventing the operator from firing the missile.

The "gas pump" hose doesn't just slip into your tank's opening; you actually lock it on, creating a seal.

They actually lock the car with it running.

A second later, he actually locked his driver's side door, too.

Therefore, "flock" or "fcntl" fails to actually lock exclusively across machines.