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synchronization wait

[/ˌsɪŋkrənəˈzeɪʃən weɪt/]
nounpl: synchronization waits
espera de sincronização
1. A delay or pause in a computer system or process where one component or thread must wait for another to reach a certain state or complete an action before proceeding
The database query experienced a synchronization wait while waiting for the lock to be released.
A consulta do banco de dados experimentou uma espera de sincronização enquanto aguardava a liberação do bloqueio.
2. In operating systems or concurrent programming, the time a process spends waiting for synchronization primitives like mutexes, semaphores, or condition variables
High synchronization wait times can indicate contention between threads.
Tempos altos de espera de sincronização podem indicar contenção entre threads.
Synonyms
synchronization delaylock waitblocking waitthread synchronization waitmutex wait
Antonyms
asynchronous executionlock-free operationnon-blocking operation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
espera de sincronização
Standard technical term used in computing contexts
São Paulo
espera de sincronização
Commonly used in tech hubs and IT departments
Portugal
espera de sincronização
Standard technical terminology in Portuguese IT industry

Related Idioms & Phrases

waiting for synchronization
caught in a synchronization wait
breaking through synchronization wait
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