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  • adjective computing theory That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion.

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non- +‎ blocking

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Examples

  • It'll use POSIX Threads to implement multiple virtual CPUs, and the libffi/dlopen tricks for loading external libraries or wrappers for them written in C, and will use nonblocking I/O.

    Snell-Pym » HYDROGEN: Implementation 2009

  • Communication between mwhods (and server updates sent to mwhods) is done with UDP datagrams, since they're fast, nonblocking, and throw-away.

    FAQ: Rec.Games.Mud.Accounce Part 3 1993

  • Artist is a flexible and easily expandable digital matrix intercom system that supports up to 1,024x1,024 nonblocking ports.

    Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox RIEDEL Communications GmbH 2010

  • Artist is a flexible and easily expandable digital matrix intercom system that supports up to 1,024x1,024 nonblocking ports.

    Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox RIEDEL Communications GmbH 2010

  • Initially, the Vantage 8500 will support 288 nonblocking 10G Ethernet ports, with future plans to accommodate 432 and 576 10G Ethernet ports with higher density line cards.

    Netflash 2009

  • It then goes on to state, "In nonblocking mode, Send may complete successfully even if it sends less than the number of bytes you request."

    The Code Project Latest Articles 2009

  • Single threaded and nonblocking makes a light weight and clean API.

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • To get the bandwidth the chip needs, architects provide each processing site, including the accelerators, with local caches, and they may tie everything together through a nonblocking switch fabric.

    unknown title 2009

  • Up to 128 mainframes can be connected via a redundant optical fiber ring to form a single large, full summing, nonblocking distributed matrix with up to 1,024 ports.

    Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox 2009

  • IO:: Event is a Perl module that provides a object-based callback system for handling nonblocking IO.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

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