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wait-free

wait-free adjective: involving no busy-wait loops or locks for synchronizing with other threads. Able to act immediately without waiting on others.

Adjective

wait-free (not comparable)

  1. Involving no busy-wait loops or locks for synchronizing with other threads. Able to act immediately without waiting on others.

Questions about wait-free

What does wait-free mean?
Wait-free means involving no busy-wait loops or locks for synchronizing with other threads. Able to act immediately without waiting on others.
What part of speech is wait-free?
Wait-free is an adjective.

Words near wait-free in the dictionary

  1. wait-a-minute
  2. wait-a-while
  3. wait-a-whiles
  4. wait-and-see
  5. wait-awhile
  6. wait-free
  7. wait-list
  8. wait-listed
  9. wait-listing
  10. wait-lists
  11. waitable

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