busy-wait
<programming> To wait for an event by spinning through a tight loop or
timed-delay loop that polls for the event on each pass, as opposed to setting up
an interrupt handler and continuing execution on another part of the task. This
is a wasteful technique, best avoided on time-sharing systems where a
busy-waiting program may hog the processor.
[Jargon File]
(1999-06-10)
Nearby terms:
bus network « Busy Beaver « busy-loop « busy-wait
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