deadlock
English
Noun
deadlock (countable and uncountable, plural deadlocks)
- A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse
- (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
Derived terms
Translations
standstill
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computing
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Verb
deadlock (third-person singular simple present deadlocks, present participle deadlocking, simple past and past participle deadlocked)
- To cause or to come to a deadlock.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌdɛd.ˈlɔ.ki/, /ˌdɛ.d͡ʒi.ˈlɔ.ki/
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