lockbox

[ lok-boks ]

noun
  1. a strongbox.

  2. a rented post office box equipped with a lock.

  1. 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.

Origin of lockbox

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock1 + box1

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