reentrant

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Reentering

   Reentering; pointing inward.

2. 2

   Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.

   • The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not reentrant.
3. 3

   That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of…

   That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion.

   • Global variables must not be altered by reentrant code.
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   1. 4

      Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.

   2. 5

      Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart).

   3. 6

      Having the strings not ordered according to pitch (having a re-entry).

   4. 7

      An angle or part that reenters itself.

   5. 8

      One who enters (the labour market, etc.) again.

   6. 9

      A valley between a pair of parallel ridges.

The neighborhood

• neighborreentrancy
• neighborreusable