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spinlock

spinlock noun: a lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.

Noun

spinlock (plural spinlocks)

  1. A lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.

Verb

spinlock (third-person singular simple present spinlocks, present participle spinlocking, simple past and past participle spinlocked)

  1. To use a spinlock.

Forms of spinlock

Noun
pluralspinlocks
Verb
third-person singular presentspinlocks
present participlespinlocking
past participlespinlocked
pastspinlocked

Origin of spinlock

From spin + lock.

Questions about spinlock

What does spinlock mean?
Spinlock means a lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.
What part of speech is spinlock?
Spinlock can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of spinlock?
The plural of spinlock is spinlocks.

Words near spinlock in the dictionary

  1. spinking
  2. spinks
  3. spinless
  4. spinlessness
  5. spinlike
  6. spinlock
  7. spinlocked
  8. spinlocking
  9. spinlocks
  10. spinmaster
  11. spinmasters

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