deadly embrace n.
Same as deadlock, though usually
used only when exactly two processes are involved. This is the
more popular term in Europe, while deadlock predominates in
the United States.
Same as deadlock, though usually
used only when exactly two processes are involved. This is the
more popular term in Europe, while deadlock predominates in
the United States.
Related:
- deadly embrace: n. Same as {deadlock}, though usually used only when
exactly two processes are involved.
This is the more popular term in Europe, while {deadlock}... - deadlock n.
1. [techspeak] A situation wherein two or more
processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of
the others to do something.
A common example is a program communicating to a... - deadlock: n. 1. [techspeak] A situation wherein two or more
processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of
the others to do something.
A common example is a program communicating to a... - boot v.,n.
[techspeak; from `by one's bootstraps'] To
load and initialize the operating system on a machine.
This usage is no longer jargon (having passed into... - DS
Deadlock... - Even though they raised the rate for first class mail in the United
States we really shouldn't complain -
it's still only two cents a day... - fudge factor: n. A value or parameter that is varied in an ad hoc way
to produce the desired result.
The terms `tolerance' and {slop} are also used,... - fudge factor n.
[common] A value or parameter that is
varied in an ad hoc way to produce the desired result.
The terms `tolerance' and slop are also used, though...
