[lok-boks] 
| 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 esp. to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content. |
| lockbox | |
noun | |
| a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: safe-deposit] |
