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= Starvation (computer science)
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In computer science, particularly in the context of operating systems and concurrent programming, **starvation** refers to a situation where a process or thread is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed with its work, primarily due to the scheduling policies of the system. This often occurs when a process is waiting indefinitely for resources that are being monopolized by others.