lockbox

 [lok-boks]  

lock·box

   [lok-boks]
noun
1.
a strongbox.
2.
a rented post-office box equipped with a lock.
3.
Also called lockout box. Television. a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content.
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Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; lock1 + box1
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lockbox

noun
a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: safe-deposit] 
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