"lock convoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lock convoys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lock convoy (plural lock convoys)
  1. (computing theory) The undesirable situation where multiple threads of equal priority contend repeatedly for the same lock. Wikipedia link: lock convoy Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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