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Definition of Reentrant
1. Adjective. (of angles) pointing inward. "A polygon with re-entrant angles"
Definition of Reentrant
1. Adjective. Reentering; pointing inward. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: programming of a mutual exclusion mechanism) Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread. ¹
3. Adjective. (programming) That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: transport of a part of a rocket) Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere. ¹
5. Adjective. (physiology) Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart) ¹
6. Noun. An angle or part that reenters itself. ¹
7. Noun. One who enters (the labour market, etc.) again. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reentrant
1. entrant [n -S] - See also: entrant