livelock
Definitions
A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
Examples
“However, this can lead⟳ to livelock—the optimistic analog of indefinite blocking in which methods continuously spin⟳ without making any further progress⟳.”
“A process⟳ is considered to be in a state of livelock when thread code is still executing, but two or more threads are in a never-ending cycle with each other and no useful work⟳ is being done.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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