spinlock

English

Etymology

From spin +‎ lock.

Noun

spinlock (plural spinlocks)

1. (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.

Verb

spinlock (third-person singular simple present spinlocks, present participle spinlocking, simple past and past participle spinlocked)

1. (programming) To use a spinlock.

Anagrams

• polincks