Josh Widdicombe

Never have I got on better with my flatmates than when our landlord installed a dodgy deadlock and locked us out of our flat for a full Friday evening.

English Comedian

Deadlock is often used in political contexts to describe stalled decision-making processes.

Political Use

Deadlock implies a strong disagreement and is frequently associated with disputes or negotiations.

Common in Disputes

Deadlock suggests that none of the parties involved is willing to compromise or change their position.

No Compromise

When used as a verb, 'deadlock' suggests that an action has directly caused the stoppage.

Action Halted

The verb 'deadlock' indicates that the opposing forces or arguments are evenly matched, causing a standstill.

Equally Strong Forces

In computing, deadlock refers to a system freeze caused by mutually waiting processes or threads.

Technical Paralysis

Deadlocks in computing often involve competing for the same resource, like memory or processing power.

Resource Conflict

Learning about deadlock is critical for programming to handle errors and avoid system failures.

Error Handling

 and the two armies just sit there for weeks and stare at each other, because they're deadlocked. Neither can attack the other, because to attack the other side you've got to come down the mountain into the valley and then up the other side, and you're completely exposed. So finally, to break the deadlock,