blocking input/output

[/ˈblɑːkɪŋ ˈɪnpʊt/ˈaʊtpʊt/]
noun
entrada/saída bloqueante
1. A programming operation where a thread or process pauses and waits for an input/output operation to complete before continuing execution
The blocking input/output call will suspend the entire thread until the data is read from the disk.
A chamada de entrada/saída bloqueante suspenderá a thread inteira até que os dados sejam lidos do disco.
2. Synchronous I/O operations that prevent a program from proceeding until data transfer is finished
Using blocking input/output in a web server can limit the number of concurrent connections it can handle.
Usar entrada/saída bloqueante em um servidor web pode limitar o número de conexões simultâneas que ele pode processar.
This is a specialized technical term primarily used in software engineering, computer science education, and IT professional communities in both Brazil and Portugal. It gained prominence with the rise of multi-threaded programming and web server development. Understanding blocking vs. non-blocking I/O is fundamental to modern software architecture discussions.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
synchronous I/Oblocking I/Osynchronous input/outputblocking read/write
Antonyms / Antônimos
non-blocking input/outputasynchronous I/Onon-blocking I/Oasynchronous input/output

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
entrada/saída bloqueante
Standard technical term used in software development contexts
Portugal
entrada/saída bloqueante
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; international computing terminology
Technical Communities
I/O bloqueante
Abbreviated form commonly used among developers

Related Words

threadprocessdata transfersynchronousasynchronousI/O operationslatency

Related Idioms & Phrases

blocking call
blocked on I/O
wait for I/O completion
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