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oplock

oplock noun: an opportunistic lock on a file system object, used for caching purposes rather than to avoid modifications by multiple users at once.

Noun

oplock (plural oplocks)

  1. An opportunistic lock on a file system object, used for caching purposes rather than to avoid modifications by multiple users at once.

Forms of oplock

pluraloplocks

Origin of oplock

Clipping of opportunistic lock.

Questions about oplock

What does oplock mean?
Oplock means an opportunistic lock on a file system object, used for caching purposes rather than to avoid modifications by multiple users at once.
What part of speech is oplock?
Oplock is a noun.
What is the plural of oplock?
The plural of oplock is oplocks.

Words near oplock in the dictionary

  1. Oplers
  2. opless
  3. Oplinger
  4. Oplingers
  5. OPLL
  6. oplock
  7. oplocks
  8. oplophorid
  9. oplophorids
  10. oplurid
  11. oplurids

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