livelock noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A state resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.However, this can lead to livelock—the optimistic analog of indefinite blocking in which methods continuously spin without making any further progress. — 2000 verb1 •To enter a state of livelock. formslivelocked · livelocking · livelocks
