contention
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7.6
- noun
- /kənˈtɛnʃən/
- Specialized
:
contención
- A resource contention problem occurs because two or more processors need to simultaneously use the same system resource.
- resource contention
Examples
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Of course, when there is contention for CPUs, this leaves fewer cores available for running VMs.
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For example, contention for CPU resources can cause problems for TCP networking performance.
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OK, because then we end up with with contention on this mutex.
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The remaining sources of overhead are excessive communication, contention for the shared communication links, and unbalanced workload assignment.
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For example, in a storage system with multiple paths between the machines and storage, the virtualization layer can rebind mappings to mask failures or avoid delays that might occur because of contention on paths.
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Contention for limited system resources can lead to decreased performance in applications.
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The software experienced contention during peak usage times when multiple users attempted to access the same database.
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To avoid contention, the developers implemented a queuing system for resource access in their application.
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4.4
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Etymology
Contention comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tendere 'to strive', just like contend and contest. In computing the word keeps this idea: different programs or parts try to use the same resource at once, so they 'strive together' and cause delays or conflict.