Usually means: Mutual blocking between two processes.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. deadlocks: Merriam-Webster
  2. deadlocks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. deadlocks: Vocabulary.com
  4. Deadlocks, deadlocks: Wordnik
  5. deadlocks: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. deadlocks: Wiktionary
  7. deadlocks: Dictionary.com
  8. Deadlocks: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. deadlocks: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. deadlocks: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. deadlocks: Legal dictionary

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  1. deadlocks: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (deadlock)

noun:  A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
noun:  (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
noun:  Synonym of deadbolt (“type of lock”)
verb:  (intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock.
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