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(computing) A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed..
However, this can lead to livelock—the optimistic analog of indefinite blocking in which methods continuously spin without making any further progress.
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.
Use livelock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Livelock means (computing) A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
However, this can lead to livelock—the optimistic analog of indefinite blocking in which methods continuously spin without making any further progress.
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