deadlock

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdlɒk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdlɑk/

Noun

deadlock (plural deadlocks)

A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

Derived terms

break the deadlock

Translations

standstill

Bulgarian: застой (bg) m (zastoj), мъртва точка f (mǎrtva točka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 僵局 (zh) (jiāngjú)
Finnish: solmu (fi)
French: impasse (fr) f
German: toter Punkt m, Stillstand (de) m
Greek: αδιέξοδο (el) n (adiéxodo), στάση (el) f (stási)

Italian: punto morto m, arresto (it) m, blocco (it) m
Japanese: 膠着状態 (こうちゃくじょうたい, kōchaku jōtai), 停滞 (ja) (ていたい, teitai), 行き詰まり (いきづまり, ikidzumari)
Maori: whakamāraritanga
Portuguese: impasse m
Russian: засто́й (ru) m (zastój), мёртвая то́чка (ru) f (mjórtvaja tóčka), тупи́к (ru) m (tupík), патовая ситуация f (patovaja situacija), клинч (ru) m (klinč) (figuratively)
Slovene: mrtva točka f
Spanish: estancamiento

computing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 死鎖, 死锁 (sǐsuǒ), 鎖死, 锁死 (suǒsǐ)
Czech: deadlock m, uváznutí n
French: interblocage (fr) m, étreinte fatale (fr) f
German: Deadlock (de) m, Verklemmung f

Greek: κώλυμα (el) n (kólyma), σταμάτημα (el) n (stamátima)
Japanese: デッドロック (deddorokku)
Portuguese: deadlock m
Russian: взаи́мная блокиро́вка f (vzaímnaja blokiróvka), де́длок m (dɛ́dlok)

Verb

deadlock (third-person singular simple present deadlocks, present participle deadlocking, simple past and past participle deadlocked)

To cause or to come to a deadlock.

Czech

Noun

deadlock m

(computing) deadlock

Synonyms

uváznutí n

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English deadlock.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛd.ˈlɔ.ki/, /ˌdɛ.d͡ʒi.ˈlɔ.ki/

Noun

deadlock m (plural deadlocks)

(computing) deadlock (inability to continue operating due to two processes requiring a response from one other)

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