Deadlock

English

Noun

Deadlock (plural Deadlocks)

1. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse
2. (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation

Derived terms

• break the deadlock

Verb

Deadlock (third-person singular simple present Deadlocks, present participle Deadlocking, simple past and past participle Deadlocked)

1. to cause or to come to a deadlock

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Adjectives

hopeless; partial; growing; convenient; relentless; quarterless; fatal.

Thesaurus

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Translations

Noun

standstill

Bulgarian: застой (bg) m., мъртва точка (bg) f. Finnish: solmu (fi)

Portuguese: impasse (pt) m. Spanish: estancamiento (es)

computing

Czech: deadlock (cs) m., uváznutí (cs) n.

French: interblocage (fr) m., étreinte fatale (fr) f.

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Czech

Noun

Deadlock m.

1. deadlock (computing)

Synonyms

• uváznutí n.