Definitions for deadlock
ˈdɛdˌlɒkdead·lock

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstillnoun

   a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

   "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

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1. deadlocknoun

   A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse

2. deadlocknoun

   An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation

3. deadlockverb

   to cause or to come to a deadlock

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1. Deadlock

   In concurrent computing, deadlock is any situation in which no member of some group of entities can proceed because each waits for another member, including itself, to take action, such as sending a message or, more commonly, releasing a lock. Deadlocks are a common problem in multiprocessing systems, parallel computing, and distributed systems, because in these contexts systems often use software or hardware locks to arbitrate shared resources and implement process synchronization.In an operating system, a deadlock occurs when a process or thread enters a waiting state because a requested system resource is held by another waiting process, which in turn is waiting for another resource held by another waiting process. If a process remains indefinitely unable to change its state because resources requested by it are being used by another process that itself is waiting, then the system is said to be in a deadlock.In a communications system, deadlocks occur mainly due to loss or corruption of signals rather than contention for resources.

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1. deadlock

   A deadlock is a situation in computing where two or more tasks are unable to proceed because each is waiting for the other to release a resource. This creates a circular chain of dependencies where no progress can be made. Deadlocks are a common problem in multiprocessing systems, parallel computing, and distributed systems.

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1. Deadlocknoun

   a lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward

2. Deadlocknoun

   a counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action

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1. Deadlock

   A deadlock is a situation in which two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. In computer science a deadly embrace is a deadlock involving exactly two competing actions. It is a term more commonly used in Europe. Outside of computer science a deadly embrace is a deadlock involving exactly two competing actions tending toward some form of tragedy, for example, mutual death or mutual extinction. In an operating system, a deadlock is a situation which occurs when a process or thread enters a waiting state because a resource requested is being held by another waiting process, which in turn is waiting for another resource. If a process is unable to change its state indefinitely because the resources requested by it are being used by another waiting process, then the system is said to be in a deadlock. Deadlock is a common problem in multiprocessing systems, parallel computing and distributed systems, where software and hardware locks are used to handle shared resources and implement process synchronization. In telecommunication systems, deadlocks occur mainly due to lost or corrupt signals instead of resource contention.

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1. deadlock

   1. [techspeak] A situation wherein two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of the others to do something. A common example is a program communicating to a server, which may find itself waiting for output from the server before sending anything more to it, while the server is similarly waiting for more input from the controlling program before outputting anything. (It is reported that this particular flavor of deadlock is sometimes called a starvation deadlock, though the term starvation is more properly used for situations where a program can never run simply because it never gets high enough priority. Another common flavor is constipation, in which each process is trying to send stuff to the other but all buffers are full because nobody is reading anything.) See deadly embrace. 2. Also used of deadlock-like interactions between humans, as when two people meet in a narrow corridor, and each tries to be polite by moving aside to let the other pass, but they end up swaying from side to side without making any progress because they always move the same way at the same time.

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1. deadlock

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deadlock in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deadlock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deadlock in a Sentence

1. Ihsan Al-Shammari:

   This remains the longest political deadlock [ in Iraq ] since 2003, the political system faces great paralysis.

2. Jim Fishkin:

   It's a pilot for what democracy could be, god knows if we don't experiment with democracy, it's just going to continue with deadlock division. It's going to lose its legitimacy and we may lose our democracy.

3. Jean Asselborn:

   I think that on June 1 we will have another deadlock, perhaps we will take a step forward in terms of what we can offer the Americans. It could be that we move towards quotas. Everything is open, but it's difficult.

4. President Barack Obama:

   The way we break the deadlock on this issue is when Congress does not have just a stranglehold on this debate -- or, excuse me, the NRA does not have a stranglehold on Congress in this debate.

5. Carsten Brzeski:

   ECB-bashing has become fashionable in Germany, this can paralyze the euro zone because it means the policy mix continues to be in deadlock. They will not move on issues such as Greek debt restructuring.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deadlock
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deadlock
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadlock
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deadlock
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Deadlock