Deadlock

//ˈdɛdlɑk//

Synonyms for "deadlock" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Verb(1 words)
blow up

Strong matches (28)

Noun(2 words)
dead enddeadbolt

Related words (47)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

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coordinate

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derived

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has context

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is a

2 entries

related to

13 entries

Translations

66 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • де́длок noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • застой noun (standstill)
  • мъртва точка noun (standstill)

Catalan

1 entries
  • bloqueig noun (standstill)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 僵局 noun (standstill)
  • 死鎖 /死锁 noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • 鎖死 /锁死 noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)

Czech

3 entries
  • deadlock noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • mrtvý bod noun (standstill)
  • uváznutí noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)

Finnish

2 entries
  • solmu noun (standstill)
  • umpikuja noun (standstill)

French

3 entries
  • impasse noun (standstill)
  • interblocage noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • étreinte fatale noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)

Georgian

2 entries
  • გამოუვალი მდგომარეობა noun (standstill)
  • ჩიხი noun (standstill)

German

4 entries
  • Deadlock noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • Stillstand noun (standstill)
  • Verklemmung noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • toter Punkt noun (standstill)

Greek

4 entries
  • αδιέξοδο noun (standstill)
  • κώλυμα noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • στάση noun (standstill)
  • σταμάτημα noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • holtpont noun (standstill)
  • patthelyzet noun (standstill)

Italian

4 entries
  • arresto noun (standstill)
  • blocco noun (standstill)
  • fermo noun (standstill)
  • punto morto noun (standstill)

Japanese

4 entries
  • デッドロック noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • 停滞 noun (standstill)
  • 膠着状態 noun (standstill)
  • 行き詰まり noun (standstill)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • за́стој noun (standstill)
  • мр́тва то́чка noun (standstill)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakamāraritanga noun (standstill)

Polish

4 entries
  • impas noun (standstill)
  • martwy punkt noun (standstill)
  • zakleszczenie noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • zastój noun (standstill)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • deadlock noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • impasse noun (standstill)

Russian

4 entries
  • взаи́мная блокиро́вка noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • де́длок noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • засто́й noun (standstill)
  • клинч noun (standstill)

Slovene

1 entries
  • mrtva točka noun (standstill)

Spanish

4 entries
  • callejón sin salida noun (standstill)
  • estancamiento noun (standstill)
  • impasse noun (standstill)
  • impás noun (standstill)

Swedish

4 entries
  • baklås noun (standstill)
  • baklås noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • dödläge noun (standstill)
  • dödläge noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)

Turkish

3 entries
  • deadlock noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • kilitlenme noun (computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation)
  • çıkmaz noun (standstill)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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We must try to break the deadlock.

Source: tatoeba (28808)

Hope quickly fades when you encounter a difficult situation and a pointless deadlock. You must be strong.

Source: tatoeba (3491871)

They have reached a deadlock.

Source: tatoeba (4311038)

The deadlock was inevitable.

Source: tatoeba (4311066)

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