recommendation by a majority of the House of Representatives that a president, another official in the executive branch, or a judge of the federal courts be removed from office; removed from office; removal depends on a two-thirds vote of the Senate
Global interpreter lock. Global interpreter lock (GIL) is a mechanism used in computer language interpreters to synchronize the execution of threads so that only one native thread can execute at a time. An interpreter that uses GIL always allows exactly one thread to execute at a time, even if run on a multi-core processor.
Vendor lock-in. In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs. Lock-in costs which create barriers to market entry may result in antitrust action against a monopoly.