Embargo

Embargo stands for:

Embargo (press) , temporary ban on publication
Blocking period (share) , after an IPO the period without a share sale
Embargo , in Germany the time until a driver's license is issued after revocation, see driving license and driver's license (Germany) #Issue after revocation
Embargo (archiving) , time during which documents cannot be viewed

Blocking time stands for:

Blocking period (social law) , in Germany the suspension of unemployment benefits
Locking time at which restaurants have to cease operations, see curfew
Blocking time , traffic-related time between yellow and green of a signal system, see red time
Blocking time , in train traffic the travel time from one main signal to the next, see blocking time staircase

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