locking

nounverbcommon in dialogue

The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.

noun

1
The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.
2
Also a form of lockgerund of lock: the act by which something is locked.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English locking From lock + -ing.

verb

1
Also a form of lockpresent participle and gerund of lock

Forms

plural: lockings

locket · A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a…Locket · A surname transferred from the given name.Lockhart · A surname.

locking · The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.

Locking · A village on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare. Somerset,…locks · A head of hair; tresses.Locks · A surname.

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