spinlock

== English == === Etymology === From spin +‎ lock. === Noun === spinlock (plural spinlocks) (programming) A lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available. === Verb === spinlock (third-person singular simple present spinlocks, present participle spinlocking, simple past and past participle spinlocked) (programming) To use a spinlock. === Anagrams === polincks