Reentrant — or re entrant can refer to:*Reentrant (subroutine) *Salients, re entrants and pockets *Reentrant tuning … Wikipedia
reentrant — or re entrant or reëntrant [rē en′trənt] adj. that reenters; specif., pointed inward, as an angle n. a reentrant angle or part reentrance n. re entrance … English World dictionary
Reentrant — Re*[ e]n trant ( trant), a. Re[ e]ntering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re?ntrant angle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reentrant — [dt. ablaufinvariant, wiedereintrittsinvariant], Eigenschaft eines Programms, während des Ablaufs keinerlei Modifikationen zu unterliegen. Ein solches Programm kann gleichzeitig mehrfach gestartet werden, d. h. auch von mehreren Benutzern… … Universal-Lexikon
reentrant — Describes a programming technique that allows one copy of a program to be loaded into memory and shared. When one program is executing reentrant code, a different program can interrupt and then start or continue execution of that same code.… … Dictionary of networking
reentrant — I. adjective Date: 1781 directed inward II. noun Date: 1899 1. one that reenters 2. one that is reentrant 3. an indentation in a landform … New Collegiate Dictionary
reentrant — /ree en treuhnt/, adj. 1. reentering or pointing inward: a reentrant angle. n. 2. a reentering angle or part. 3. a person or thing that reenters or returns: Reentrants to the engineering program must take the introductory course again. 4.… … Universalium
reentrant — 1. adjective a) Reentering; to point inward. The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not re entrant. b) that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread. Global variables must not be altered by reentrant … Wiktionary
reentrant — re•en•trant [[t]riˈɛn trənt[/t]] n. 1) a reentering angle or part 2) cvb a person or thing that reenters or returns 3) reentering or pointing inward: a reentrant angle[/ex] • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
reentrant angle — n. in a polygon, an interior angle greater than 180°, with its point turning back into the figure rather than out from it * * * … Universalium
