noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A situation where a game becomes unplayable or unresponsive due to a glitch, making further progress or action impossible.

Verb

1. 1
   To be in or cause a hardlock. intransitive, transitive

Etymology

From hard + lock.

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