spinlocks

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A form of spinlock — A lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spinlock
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of spinlock
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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