Emptive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Emptive is an adjective meaning (rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
Meaning
(rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
Example Sentences
Emptive priority: The service to non-priority customer is stopped as soon as a priority customer arrives.
Mike Malone recalls how the shaving of his fiancée's head was more of an “emptive” strike, since her hair was already on its way out.
This situation can be dealt with either in an emptive or pre-emptive fashion. In an emptive system the new entry waits for the other to be completed before beginning. In a pre-emptive system the queue can stop the current entry half way through its execution to start the new one.
Synonyms for emptive
Depending on context, synonyms include reactive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counter-offensive, preemptive, counteroffensive, procataleptic, proactive, antiepidemic.
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