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lock convoy

lock convoy noun: the undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock.

Noun

lock convoy (plural lock convoys)

  1. The undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock.

Forms of lock convoy

plurallock convoys

Questions about lock convoy

What does lock convoy mean?
Lock convoy means the undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock.
What part of speech is lock convoy?
Lock convoy is a noun.
What is the plural of lock convoy?
The plural of lock convoy is lock convoys.

Words near lock convoy in the dictionary

  1. locing
  2. locis
  3. lock
  4. lock and load
  5. lock away
  6. lock convoy
  7. lock convoys
  8. lock down
  9. lock eyes
  10. lock gate
  11. lock gates

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