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Detailed Synonyms for deadlock in English

deadlock:

deadlock [the ~] nom

  1. the deadlock
    the impasse; the deadlock; the stalemate; the blind alley; the fix
  2. the deadlock
    – a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible 1
    the stalemate; the deadlock; the impasse; the standstill; the dead end
    – a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible 1
  3. the deadlock
    – In operating systems and database applications, a situation in which two or more processes cannot continue because each process is waiting for resources to be freed by the continuation of the other process. 2
    the deadlock
    – In operating systems and database applications, a situation in which two or more processes cannot continue because each process is waiting for resources to be freed by the continuation of the other process. 2
  4. the deadlock
    – A situation when two users, each having a lock on one piece of data, attempt to acquire a lock on the other's piece. 2
    the deadlock
    – A situation when two users, each having a lock on one piece of data, attempt to acquire a lock on the other's piece. 2
  5. the deadlock
    – A situation in which a thread will not relinquish its exclusive access to a critical section. 2
    the deadlock
    – A situation in which a thread will not relinquish its exclusive access to a critical section. 2

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Related Definitions for "deadlock":

  1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible1
  2. In operating systems and database applications, a situation in which two or more processes cannot continue because each process is waiting for resources to be freed by the continuation of the other process.2
  3. A situation when two users, each having a lock on one piece of data, attempt to acquire a lock on the other's piece.2
  4. A situation in which a thread will not relinquish its exclusive access to a critical section.2

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