What is "lock on"

vb. 1 to automatically track a target 2 have a missile track a target

Lock On may refer to:

• Radar lock-on, which causes the radar to automatically follow a selected target
• Lock-on, a protest tactic
• Lock-On, an arcade, PC, and Atari ST game
• Lock On: Modern Air Combat, a PC flight simulator
• Sega Lock-On
• Lock On (SNES) or Super Air Diver, an SNES video game
• Lock-On Technology, a video game cartridge connection technology, used in Sonic & Knuckles for Sega Mega Drive
• Lockon Stratos, a Mobile Suit Gundam 00 character

Lock On is a genre of street art, where artists create installations by attaching sculptures to public furniture using lengths of chain and old bike locks. The installations themselves are referred to as "a Lock On" (singular) or "Lock Ons" (plural).