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Deadlock

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Deadlock is a situation in computing where two processes are each waiting for the other to finish.

Deadlock or deadlocked may also refer to:

Film

Television

Music

Computer games

Print

Politics and law

Other uses

  • Dead lock or deadbolt, a physical door locking mechanism
  • Deadlock (game theory), a type of game in game theory, where the action that is mutually most beneficial is also dominant

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