Sherlock

sherlock English Etymology Supposedly from an en ang scir-locc bright-lock. One of a group of surnames originally denoting hair colour, parallel to Blacklock, Harlock (ang har grey), Silverlock. In the sense of a detective, from en Sherlock Holmes. In the computing verb sense, refers to the software Sherlock (software) Sherlock, which in 2002 came to replicate some of the features of an earlier complementary program called Karelia Watson Watson.July 13, 2012 http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/07/operating-systems-0 You've been sherlocked https://web.archive.org/web/20170520082224/http://www.economist.com:80/blogs/babbage/2012/07/operating-systems-0 20 May 2017 1 Pronunciation en /ˈʃɜɹ.lɒk/ en En-au-Sherlock.ogg AU en Sher lock Proper noun s en English nicknames. en male rare surnames. en humorous A detective, especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious. en — Where that arrow on the map says 'You are here', that must be where we are.— Yeah, well done Sherlock. Derived terms en Adlock Fawnlock Femlock Johnlock parentlock Potterlock Sheriarty Sherlockiana Sherlolly Tunalock Wholock no shit, Sherlock Sherlocked Sherlockian Sherlockish Sherlocky Sherly Verb en informal To deduce. en figure out solve 1921, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Rainy Week, E. P Dutton (1921), page 77: "Anybody could have Sherlocked at a glance," sniffed young Kennilworth, "that it had been packed by a crazy person!" en 1921 C. N. Williamson; A. M. Williamson The Brightener http://books.google.com/books?id=Ao84AQAAMAAJ&q=%22sherlocked%22 274 Doubleday But almost at once I told myself that I ought to have Sherlocked the truth the moment this troubled, beautiful being had appeared on deck. en 1997 Bharati Mukherjee Leave It to Me http://books.google.com/books?id=ftngOm2Y_OYC&pg=PT48&dq=%22sherlocked%22 Fawcett Columbine 1997 9780307792297 He wasn't crew, and he wasn't talent. I Sherlocked that from his clothes: en en informal To search. en hunt seek en 1908 The Blue and Gold 35 http://books.google.com/books?id=oCI2AQAAIAAJ&q=%22sherlocked%22 52 That afternoon when the boys were in the field Mr. Frickstad sherlocked around in the tents and under the cots looking for a missing rocking-chair. en 1917 The National Provisioner Volume 56, Part 1, page 33 It is reported that Governor McCall will also appoint a committee to investigate the high cost of living, but in the meantime individual investigators have Sherlocked around and their stories would make DeQuincy's Life of an Opium Eater fade into insignificance. en 1919 Theatre Magazine 29-30 http://books.google.com/books?id=ROMxAQAAMAAJ&q=%22sherlocked%22 24 Mlle. Belge's eyes Sherlocked over her chorus until it matched up those curls. en computing _ slang To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app. from 2002 July 13, 2012 http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/07/operating-systems-0 You've been sherlocked The thing software developers fear most is being "sherlocked". https://web.archive.org/web/20170520082224/http://www.economist.com:80/blogs/babbage/2012/07/operating-systems-0 20 May 2017 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/28/sherlocked-how-mavericks-is-making-some-apps-obsolete Sherlocked: how Mavericks is making some apps obsolete 2013-10-28 Alex Hern All three developers are in a position common enough that it even has a name in the community. They have been "sherlocked". https://web.archive.org/web/20261013115122/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/28/sherlocked-how-mavericks-is-making-some-apps-obsolete 13 October 2026 en June 3, 2014 Javed Anwer http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/WhatsApp-CEO-mocks-Apple-for-copying-features/articleshow/35976787.cms WhatsApp CEO mocks Apple for copying features The Times of India Last year, when Apple released iOS 7 it added a feature to the Photo app, allowing users to sort photos on the basis of location and date. Photoworks, a third-party app, too offered same functionality. In response, app developer Stephen Orth tweeted, "I guess my new app just got sherlocked." https://web.archive.org/web/20160313143928/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/WhatsApp-CEO-mocks-Apple-for-copying-features/articleshow/35976787.cms 13 March 2016 References Percy Hide Reaney, The Origin of English Surnames, Percy Hide Reaney, Routledge, 1967, p. 235 Further reading Sherlock Holmes Anagrams en cehklors shlocker en eponyms en Apple Inc. Fictional characters Sherlock Holmes