deadlock
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deadlock
- /ˈdɛdˌlɒk/ UK
- /ˈdɛdˌlɑk/ US
- /ˈdedˌlɔk/ Australia
noun deadlocks
- A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. Natasha Thomas' effort struck the post and Maria Francis-Jones fired over the crossbar before the deadlock was finally broken on 32 minutes.
- An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation. If synchronization is always performed in least-first order with respect to object tags, then situations can never arise in which one thread has the synchronization lock for x while waiting for y and another has the lock for y while waiting for x. Instead, they will both obtain the locks in the same
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Synonym of deadbolt (“type of lock”).
Similar: deadbolt
verb deadlocks · deadlocking · deadlocked
- To cause or come to a deadlock. A suspect was arrested on November 30 and charged with attempted murder. The evidence against him consisted of two jailhouse informers and an eyewitness who picked him out of a lineup after having identified a different man in an initial photo array. A jury ultimately convicted the suspect of assaul
- To bring to a state of deadlock. Since we cannot solve this problem completely, it may sometimes be better to use explicit locks and risk deadlock if a thread exits unexpectedly. It may be better to have a deadlocked system than to have a corrupted system.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stalemate, standstill, impasse, pat, treadmill, disagreement, blocking, blockade, breakthrough, obstacle, obstruction, embargo, blockage, setback, hindrance, hang-up
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noun standstill
| Español | estancamiento, punto muerto, callejón sin salida, impasse, impás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교착 상태 gyochak sangtae, 데드 록 dedeu rok |
| 日本語 | 膠着状態 kōchaku jōtai, 停滞 teitai, 行き詰まり ikidzumari, デッドロック deddorokku |
| 中文 | 僵局 jiāngjú |
| Português | impasse |
| Français | impasse |
| Deutsch | toter Punkt, Stillstand |
| Italiano | punto morto, arresto, blocco, stallo, stasi, fermo |
| Ελληνικά | αδιέξοδο adiéxodo, στάση stási |
| Русский | засто́й zastój, мёртвая то́чка mjórtvaja tóčka, тупи́к tupík, па́товая ситуа́ция pátovaja situácija, клинч klinč |
noun computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation
| 한국어 | 데드 록 dedeu rok |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | デッドロック deddorokku |
| 中文 | 死鎖 /死锁 sǐsuǒ, 鎖死 /锁死 suǒsǐ |
| Português | deadlock |
| Français | interblocage, étreinte fatale |
| Deutsch | Deadlock, Verklemmung |
| Ελληνικά | κώλυμα kólyma, σταμάτημα stamátima |
| Русский | взаи́мная блокиро́вка vzaímnaja blokiróvka, де́длок dɛ́dlok |
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title = {deadlock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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