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'''Deadlock''' is a state in which [[progress]] is impossible, as in a [[dispute]], produced by the counteraction of opposing [[force]]s. The use of a deadlock is a commonly used [[Liberal]] tactic to stop political progress.
'''Deadlock''' is a state in which [[progress]] is impossible, as in a [[dispute]], produced by the counteraction of opposing [[force]]s. The use of a deadlock is a commonly used [[Liberal]] tactic to stop political progress.
The word "deadlock" is often used to describe a situation in which two or more things are conditions precedent to one another, with the result that none of them can come to pass. For example, in [[computer programming]], a deadlock occurs when two or more processes each wait for the other to finish, in which case they all hang. A deadlock is thus similar but not identical to a [[catch-22]].
The word "deadlock" is often used to describe a situation in which two or more things are conditions precedent to one another, with the result that none of them can come to pass. For example, in [[computer programming]], a deadlock occurs when two or more processes each wait for the other to finish, in which case they all hang. A deadlock is thus similar but not identical to a [[catch-22]]. A deadlock between two things takes the following logical form:
*If not ''P'' previously, then not ''Q.''
*If not ''Q'' previously, then not ''P.''
*Therefore, neither ''P'' nor ''Q.''
==See also==
==See also==