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livelock

Liverock vs Livelock - What's the difference?

liverock | livelock |


As nouns the difference between liverock and livelock

is that liverock is (aquarium) a rocky material made of calcium carbonate or other calcareous materials, usually derived from the skeletons of dead coral it is home to various marine animals, algae and bacteria and is used as an important part of the aquascaping and biological filtration in marine aquaria while livelock is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

Lovelock vs Livelock - What's the difference?

lovelock | livelock |


As a proper noun lovelock

is .

As a noun livelock is

(computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

Taxonomy vs Livelock - What's the difference?

taxonomy | livelock |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and livelock

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while livelock is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

Livelock vs Livelocked - What's the difference?

livelock | livelocked |


In computing|lang=en terms the difference between livelock and livelocked

is that livelock is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed while livelocked is (computing) unable to proceed because of livelock.

As a noun livelock

is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

As an adjective livelocked is

(computing) unable to proceed because of livelock.

Process vs Livelock - What's the difference?

process | livelock |


In computing|lang=en terms the difference between process and livelock

is that process is (computing) a task or program that is or was executing while livelock is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

As nouns the difference between process and livelock

is that process is a series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product while livelock is (computing) a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

As a verb process

is to perform a particular process or process can be (mostly british) to walk in a procession.

Deadlock vs Livelock - What's the difference?

deadlock | livelock |


In computing terms the difference between deadlock and livelock

is that deadlock is an inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation while livelock is a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

As nouns the difference between deadlock and livelock

is that deadlock is a standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse while livelock is a condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

As a verb deadlock

is to cause or to come to a deadlock.