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Halting problem

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decidernoun(of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
hazardnounThe chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
freezenounA period of intensely cold weather.
hangverb(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
wait statenoun(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved.
fatal system errornoun(computing) An error that occurs when an operating system halts, because it has reached a condition where it can no longer operate safely.
starvationnounA condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
backoffnoun(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
hyperloopnounA theoretical high-speed transportation system, proposed by Elon Musk, in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors through reduced-pressure tubes.
semi-algorithmnounA step-by-step procedure, like an algorithm, but which is not guaranteed to halt on all inputs.
timeoutnoun(communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
fall-throughnoun(programming) In certain programming constructs, the situation where execution passes to the next condition in a list unless explicitly redirected.
lockupnoun(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
deadlocknounA standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
turing tarpitnoun(computing) The situation in which a programming language is only minimally Turing complete, so that "everything is possible but nothing is easy".
run-timenoun(computing) Of, relating to, or happening during run time.
operating timenoun(computing, telecommunications) The time interval between the instant a request for service is received from a user and the instant of final release of all facilities by the user or either of two users.
load timenoun(computing) The amount of time taken to load something.
breakpointnoun(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
determinismnoun(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

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