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    deadlock

    deadlock - Dictionary definition and meaning for word deadlock

    Definition
    (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
    Example Sentence
    • reached an impasse on the negotiations
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deadlock

"dead+lock". The dead can't move(are still) and lock (firmly kept in one place).

Think of "LOCK" without KEY. Just like someone without girlfriend(Here KEY is gf of LOCK). So ultimately lock is DEAD. Means nothing can be done after that :( No Progress.

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standstill computer screen resulting from the many task opened is deadlock situation.

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