liveness

== English == === Etymology === From live +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === liveness (usually uncountable, plural livenesses) The property of being alive. (computing theory) A set of properties of a concurrent system that require the system to make progress despite the fact that its concurrently executing processes may have to take turns in critical sections. === Anagrams === Nevilses, evilness, veinless, vileness, vineless