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blocking

a state for a computing process
Class type of: process state, delay Q4927281

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
process state, delay[1][2]
Has use
mutual exclusion, input/output, cooperative multitasking[3][4][5]
Facet of
operating system, scheduling[6][7]
Different from
block[10]
Has effect
deadlock[9]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Partially coincident with
yield[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en blocking he פעולה חוסמת ja ブロッキング sv Blockering uk Блокування виконання zh 阻塞
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Freebase ID
/m/03gyj5t

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