lock convoy

noun

The undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock.

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Meanings

nounlock convoy (plural lock convoys)

plural lock convoys

  1. computingThe undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock.
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APA

lock convoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20convoy

MLA

“lock convoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20convoy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock convoy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20convoy.

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