spinlock
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
spinlock (plural spinlocks)
- (programming) 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 edit
spinlock (third-person singular simple present spinlocks, present participle spinlocking, simple past and past participle spinlocked)
- (programming) To use a spinlock.