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11Lock-free and wait-free algorithms — In contrast to algorithms that protect access to shared data with locks, lock free and wait free algorithms are specially designed to allow multiple threads to read and write shared data concurrently without corrupting it. Lock free refers to the …
12lock — Synonyms and related words: aboideau, accord, agree, air lock, answer to, articulate, assent, assort with, authority, bang, bar, barricade, barrier, batten, batten down, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, bear hug, bind, block, block up,… …
13block — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, Dutch auction, afterthought, agate, agnosia, apply to, aquatint, arm, arrest, auction, auction block, auction sale, autolithograph, ax, balk, ball, bar, barricade, barrier, baseball bat, bat, batch, battery,… …
14Lock nut — Nut Nut (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.),… …
15lock in — To ensure that an individual transacts all his or her business with a sole broker by providing superior services, such as accommodating block buy and sell needs or preparing excellent research (soft dollar lock). This usually guarantees a certain …
16Distributed lock manager — A distributed lock manager (DLM) provides distributed software applications with a means to synchronize their accesses to shared resources. DLMs have been used as the foundation for several successful clustered file systems, in which the machines …
17Combination lock — A Wordlock letter combination lock. A combination lock is a type of lock in which a sequence of numbers or symbols is used to open the lock. The sequence may be entered using a single rotating dial which interacts with several discs or cams, by… …
18County Lock — County Lock, looking downstream. Brewery Gut is entered under the bridge in the distance …
19Herbert Lock — Infobox Football biography playername = Herbert Lock fullname = Herbert Lock dateofbirth = birth date|1887|1|21|df=y cityofbirth = Southampton countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = death date and age|1957|3|16|1887|1|21|df=y cityofdeath =… …
20King's Norton Stop Lock — Kings Norton Stop Lock (gbmapping|SP055794) is a Grade II* listed building at Kings Norton Junction on the Stratford upon Avon Canal near its junction with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is the only guillotine gated stop lock on a canal.… …
