"spinlock" meaning in English

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        "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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          "wait",
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          "loop",
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          "spin",
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        "(programming) 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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        "To use a spinlock."
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        "(programming) To use a spinlock."
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        "(programming) 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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