(idea) by Jargon Thu Jul 19 2001 at 7:06:55
deadlock = D = death code

deadly embrace n.

Same as deadlock, though usually used only when exactly two processes are involved. This is the more popular term in Europe, while deadlock predominates in the United States.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

I like it!

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