livelock

English

noun

Definitions

(computing) A condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.

Etymology

Compound from English live + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Goldilocks English
LiveScript English
Lockport English
airlock English
alive English
anklelock English
anti-lock English
armlock English
belock English
boxlock English
brainlock English
chinlock English
couchlock English
cross-live English
daglock English
deadlock English
deathlock English
doglock English
earlock English
elflock English
eyelock English
fetlock English
fetterlock English
firelock English
flatlock English
flintlock English
forelive English
forelock English
forlive English
gridlock English
gunlock English
hairlock English
hammerlock English
handlock English
hashlock English
headlock English
inlive English
inlock English
interlock English
keylock English
landlock English
leglock English
lidlock English
liplock English
livability English
livable English
live English
live-in English
live-tweet English
liveability English
liveaboard English
livebearer English
livebearing English
livebirth English
liveblog English
liveblogger English
liveborn English
livecast English
liveforever English
livelocked English
liveness English
liverock English
livescan English
livesome English
livest English
livestock English
livestream English
liveth English
liveware English
livin English
livity English
lock English
lock-weir English
lockability English
lockable English
lockage English
lockbolt English
lockbox English
locker English
lockfast English
lockful English
lockhouse English
lockjaw English
lockkeeper English
lockless English
locklike English
lockmaster English
locknut English
lockout English
lockpicker English
lockplate English
lockring English
lockset English
lockshield English
lockside English
locksman English
locksmith English
locksmithery English
locksport English
lockstep English
lockstitch English
lockwork English
locky English
lovelock English
manlock English
matchlock English
mindlock English
mislive English
multilock English
necklock English
nonlive English
oarlock English
outlive English
overlive English
overlock English
picklock English
prelive English
relive English
relock English
riplock English
sidelock English
snaplock English
soaplock English
softlock English
spinlock English
suitlock English
taglock English
twistlock English
underlive English
underlock English
unlive English
unlock English
uplock English
weighlock English
wheellock English
workstock English
wristlock English
Locke German
leben German
live German
ライブ Japanese
ライヴ Japanese
liven Middle English
lok Middle English
լայվ Armenian
ล็อก Thai
loc Welsh
loklo Ido
lifön Volapük
lok Tok Pisin
loke Seychellois Creole