English Explanatory Dictionary

spinlock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To use a spinlock.

Word forms

spinlock spinlocks spinlocking spinlocked

Etymology

From spin + lock.

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