Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinlock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spin-lock
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

To use a spinlock.

Etymology

From spin + lock.

Inflected Forms

spinlocks (plural) spinlocks (present, singular) spinlocking (participle, present) spinlocked (participle, past) spinlocked (past)

Questions

What does spinlock mean?
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.
Where does spinlock come from?
From spin + lock.

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