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Example:The deadlock in the distributed system was resolved by a new protocol that ensured processes would request resources in a consistent order.
Definition:A condition in which two or more processes are waiting on each other to release resources they need for further progress, leading to an unresolvable cycle.
From deadlock
Example:Implementing a spinlock instead of a livelock helped reduce the latency in the database server, but was still inefficient in solving the core issue.
Definition:A method of mutual exclusion where a thread repeatedly tests the lock status (spins) until it can gain access to a critical resource.
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