locker
- noun
- /ˈlɑːkər/
- Texting
- In Seattle, New York, and the United Kingdom, the firm has set up automated "lockers" in drug stores and convenience stores.
- storage locker
- cloud lockers
Examples
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Each student has a personal locker where they can store their school supplies and books.
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"The learners use smart cards to register attendance, open their digital lockers, and track calories they consume."
Academic text (2006) -
It's like your personal locker, you know?
Fiction book (1994) -
To get it to a more secure locker downtown.
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It's all in a locker in Penn Station.
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I want a $100 gift card deposited into my locker by noon tomorrow.
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The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.
Blog text (15) -
I upload all my important documents to my locker so I can access them anytime.
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After registering, you will receive a link to access your digital locker and store your files securely.
Synonyms
A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe
A strong metal box that is often kept at a bank to hold valuable things safely
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A room in a gym or workplace where people change clothes and keep personal things safe
- Offensive
Rude and rough talk or behaviour among sports players in a changing room
- Specialized
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the online locker is to think of it as a digital version of a physical locker, a 'safe place' for your items on the web. So an online locker is just a secure storage space you can open and use from anywhere.