No. 363 in German
gesperrt
Blocked or locked.
In a sentence
Die Straße ist wegen Bauarbeiten gesperrt.
The street is closed due to construction work.
Here, 'gesperrt' indicates that the street is blocked or inaccessible.
Der Zugang zu den privaten Daten wurde aus Sicherheitsgründen gesperrt.
The access to private data was blocked for security reasons.
In this sentence, 'gesperrt' means that access to the data is restricted or prevented.
Das Konto wurde aufgrund einer verdächtigen Aktivität vorübergehend gesperrt.
The account was temporarily frozen due to suspicious activity.
Here, 'gesperrt' suggests that the account has been made inactive or inaccessible.
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