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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.

lovelock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.

    • References

    *"lovelock." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 01 Nov. 2009. .

    livelock

    English

    Noun

  • (computing) A condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
  • * 2003 , Mark Pearce, Comprehensive VB .NET Debugging , ISBN 9781590590508, p. 439 (Google preview):
    • A process is considered to be in a state of livelock when thread code is still executing, but two or more threads are in a never-ending cycle with each other and no useful work is being done.

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