livelock
The English word “livelock” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
verb
Etymology
From live + lock; punning antonym for deadlock, c. 1971.
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