Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wakelock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wake-lock
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lock that can be acquired by software for the purpose of preventing the mobile device from going into a locked standby state during a particular operation.

Etymology

From wake + lock.

Inflected Forms

wakelocks (plural) wake lock (alternative)

Questions

What does wakelock mean?: A lock that can be acquired by software for the purpose of preventing the mobile device from going into a locked standby state during a particular operation.
Where does wakelock come from?: From wake + lock.

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