Files, exports & version control · Specialist

Locked

Also called: frozen

ELI5

A version or element that should not be changed without explicit approval.

“The deck should use the locked consistently rather than as decoration.”

You may encounter “Locked” in pitch materials & presentation design conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Tells you what document, visual asset or file someone is asking for or reviewing.

Final“Final” is a naming claim; “locked” says further change is procedurally restricted. A file can be called final and still change.

When the words have to travel

Bring the script, brief or half-formed thought. We help find the shape people need to understand.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.