"deadlock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛdlɒk/ [UK], /ˈdɛdlɑk/ [US] Forms: deadlocks [plural]
Etymology: From dead + lock. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dead|lock}} dead + lock Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deadlock (countable and uncountable, plural deadlocks)
  1. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (standstill): застой (zastoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мъртва точка (mǎrtva točka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 僵局 (jiāngjú) (Chinese Mandarin), mrtvý bod [masculine] (Czech), solmu (Finnish), umpikuja (Finnish), impasse [feminine] (French), გამოუვალი მდგომარეობა (gamouvali mdgomareoba) (Georgian), ჩიხი (čixi) (Georgian), toter Punkt [masculine] (German), Stillstand [masculine] (German), αδιέξοδο (adiéxodo) [neuter] (Greek), στάση (stási) [feminine] (Greek), holtpont (Hungarian), patthelyzet (Hungarian), punto morto [masculine] (Italian), arresto [masculine] (Italian), blocco [masculine] (Italian), stallo [masculine] (Italian), stasi [feminine] (Italian), fermo [masculine] (Italian), 膠着状態 (kōchaku jōtai) (alt: こうちゃくじょうたい) (Japanese), 停滞 (teitai) (alt: ていたい) (Japanese), 行き詰まり (ikidzumari) (alt: いきづまり) (Japanese), за́стој (zástoj) [masculine] (Macedonian), мр́тва то́чка (mŕtva tóčka) [feminine] (Macedonian), whakamāraritanga (Maori), impasse [masculine] (Portuguese), засто́й (zastój) [masculine] (Russian), мёртвая то́чка (mjórtvaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), тупи́к (tupík) [masculine] (Russian), патовая ситуация (patovaja situacija) [feminine] (Russian), клинч (klinč) [figuratively, masculine] (Russian), mrtva točka [feminine] (Slovene), estancamiento (Spanish), baklås (Swedish), dödläge [neuter] (Swedish), çıkmaz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-deadlock-en-noun-gKmR9i1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of 'standstill': 91 9
  2. (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation): 死鎖 (Chinese Mandarin), 死锁 (sǐsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 鎖死 (Chinese Mandarin), 锁死 (suǒsǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), deadlock [masculine] (Czech), uváznutí [neuter] (Czech), interblocage [masculine] (French), étreinte fatale [feminine] (French), Deadlock [masculine] (German), Verklemmung [feminine] (German), κώλυμα (kólyma) [neuter] (Greek), σταμάτημα (stamátima) [neuter] (Greek), デッドロック (deddorokku) (Japanese), deadlock [masculine] (Portuguese), взаи́мная блокиро́вка (vzaímnaja blokiróvka) [feminine] (Russian), де́длок (dɛ́dlok) [masculine] (Russian), baklås (Swedish), dödläge [neuter] (Swedish), deadlock (Turkish), kilitlenme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-deadlock-en-noun-fx0hmEq2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: break the deadlock

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛdlɒk/ [UK], /ˈdɛdlɑk/ [US] Forms: deadlocks [present, singular, third-person], deadlocking [participle, present], deadlocked [participle, past], deadlocked [past]
Etymology: From dead + lock. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dead|lock}} dead + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} deadlock (third-person singular simple present deadlocks, present participle deadlocking, simple past and past participle deadlocked)
  1. (intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-deadlock-en-verb-ebxNmf7F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 30 42

Inflected forms

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          "word": "锁死"
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      "sense": "computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation",
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      "sense": "computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation",
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      "word": "étreinte fatale"
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