lockless

/ˈɫɑkləs/ adj

Without a lock.

Word Origin From Proto-Germanic lukana 'to close, fasten' and the suffix -less 'without' — literally 'without a lock.' Lockless means unsecured, open. The root lukana is related to lock, locker, locket, and unlock. The -less suffix comes from Old English lēas 'devoid of,' from Proto-Germanic lausaz 'loose, free.' So lockless is 'free of a lock.' The PIE root *leug- 'to bend' is interesting: a lock originally involved bending or twisting something shut.

adj Without a lock.

The lockless door made the storage shed vulnerable to theft.

(形容词) 无锁的

没有锁的门使储物棚容易遭到盗窃。

(adjetivo) Sin cerradura.

La puerta sin cerradura hizo que la caseta de almacenamiento fuera vulnerable a robos.

(adjectif) sans serrure; sans verrou [Dépourvu de serrure ou de verrou.]

La porte lockless rendait la remise vulnérable au vol.

(Adjektiv) Ohne Schloss oder Verschlussmechanismus.

Die **lockless** Tür machte den Geräteschuppen anfällig für Diebstahl.

(形容詞) 鍵がない、錠前が備わっていない。

鍵のないドアだったため、倉庫は盗難に対して無防備だった。

(adjetivo) sem fechadura; sem trava; sem cadeado [Sem fechadura; sem trava.]

A porta sem fechadura tornou o barracão de armazenamento vulnerável a roubos.

Word parts: lock + less

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