Reentrant
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts9 letters
Definition of Reentrant
noun
adjective
- Reentering; pointing inward.
- (of a mutual exclusion mechanism) Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.
"The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not reentrant."
- That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion.
"Global variables must not be altered by reentrant code."
- (of a part of a rocket) Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.
- Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart)
Anagrams of Reentrant
No exact anagrams found for "reentrant". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
r1
e1
e1
n1
t1
r1
a1
n1
t1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Reentrant
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Reentrant"
Reentrant is a 9-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Reentrant" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "reentrant" is a low-scoring word.