December 2018
Beginner to intermediate
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A deadlock is a state in which each member of a group is waiting for some other member to take action, such as sending a message or, more commonly, releasing a lock, or a resource.
A simple example will help you get the picture. Imagine two little kids playing together. Find a toy that is made of two parts, and give each of them one part. Naturally, neither of them will want to give the other one their part, and they will want the other one to release the part they have. So neither of them will be able to play with the toy, as they each hold half of it, and will indefinitely wait for the other kid to release the other half.
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