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Deadlock

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000282

A situation in a multiprocessing system where two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for the other to release a resource that it needs. This creates a circular dependency, preventing any of the involved processes from completing their execution. Deadlocks can occur in operating systems and database systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000282
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/deadlock/"
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Record 310 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.