Editing Thundering herd problem (section)

{{short description|Resource allocation problem in computer science}}
In [[computer science]], the '''thundering herd problem''' occurs when a large number of processes or threads waiting for an event are awakened when that event occurs, but only one process is able to handle the event. When the processes wake up, they will each try to handle the event, but only one will win. All processes will compete for resources, possibly freezing the computer, until the herd is calmed down again.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thundering Herd Problem |url=http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/thundering-herd-problem.html |website=The Jargon File (version 4.4.7) |accessdate=9 July 2019}}</ref>