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What (who) is locking - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Locking (disambiguation)
Locking
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lock.
Double-checked locking
DESIGN PATTERN ONLY LOCKING IF THE LOCKING CRITERION CHECK INDICATES THAT LOCKING IS REQUIRED
Double checked locking pattern; Double checked locking; Double check locking; Double-checked locking optimization; Double-checked locking optimisation
In software engineering, double-checked locking (also known as "double-checked locking optimization"Schmidt, D et al. Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Vol 2, 2000 pp353-363) is a software design pattern used to reduce the overhead of acquiring a lock by testing the locking criterion (the "lock hint") before acquiring the lock.
Self-locking device
TYPE OF CLIMBING EQUIPMENT
Silent partner (climbing); Silent Partner (climbing); Self-locking
Self-locking devices are devices intended to arrest the fall of solo climbers who climb without partners. This device is used for back rope solo climbing for "ground-up climbing" or "top rope self belaying".
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Locking
Locking may refer to:
- Locking (computer science)
- Locking, Somerset, a village and civil parish in the United Kingdom
- RAF Locking, a former Royal Air Force base
- Locking Castle, a former castle
- Brian Locking (born 1938), rock guitarist
- Norm Locking (1911–1995), National Hockey League player
- Locking (dance), a style of funk dance invented in the early 1970s
- Prevention of a screw thread from turning when undesired
Examples of use of locking
1. We know they‘re locking black people up in droves.
2. Cons: Frequent filter maintenance, inconvenient spring–operated locking mechanism.
3. Locking factory doors to prevent theft is common practice.
4. Narey questions the merits of locking up 3,000 children.
5. Instead he prevented Mr McCain locking up the party nomination.