livelocking

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A form of livelock — A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of livelock
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APA

livelocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livelocking

MLA

“livelocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livelocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “livelocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livelocking.

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