1. A condition in concurrent programming where a thread or process waits indefinitely without a specified maximum time limit, potentially leading to deadlock or system hang
The function has an unbounded wait that could cause the application to freeze if the resource is never released.
A função tem uma espera ilimitada que pode fazer a aplicação congelar se o recurso nunca for liberado.
2. In distributed systems, a synchronization issue where processes wait without timeout constraints
Developers must avoid unbounded waits in network communications to prevent system deadlocks.
Os desenvolvedores devem evitar esperas ilimitadas em comunicações de rede para prevenir deadlocks do sistema.