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[–] Tacky4092@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You are able to undo the locking. It's almost like reading comprehension is shit nowadays.

[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why can it not mean unable to be locked?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Because people don't generally use it that way and language changes and evolves based largely on how it is used.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

un-lockable implies it is unable to be locked.

unlock-able implies that it is able to be unlocked.

It's a homonym.