What is a deadlock in the context of multithreading?
- A process terminates unexpectedly
- A situation where two or more processes wait indefinitely for resources held by each other
- A thread accesses a resource without permission
- A thread executes slower than expected
A deadlock occurs in multithreading when two or more threads are unable to proceed because each is waiting for the other to release a resource, resulting in a standstill where no progress can be made. This can lead to system hangs or crashes.
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