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Word: deadlock (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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

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Verb:

  • to cause or to come to a deadlock

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