Preemptive

Preemptive multitasking main Preemptive multitasking allows the computer system to guarantee more reliably each process a regular "slice" of operating time.

Priority queues can be of two types, non-preemptive (where a job in service cannot be interrupted) and preemptive (where a job in service can be interrupted by a higher-priority job).

America’s efforts to deter a Chinese invasion could also trigger a preemptive response if Beijing sees a window closing, he added.

Chthonic Echoes: "Preemptive Forensic Health Solutions" sounds like a totally legitimate healthcare provider you would definitely trust to care for you and your loved ones in time of need.

Cole uses these facts to launch a preemptive assault.

He added that it was “preemptive” for people to “assume that the government has not carried out the order of the court”.

In fact, we had a vote in parliament on the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause.

In order to prevent newspapers to go the way of the steel industry in the 1980s, preemptive steps have to be made.

It is necessary to take preemptive measures to ensure that implementing the new curriculum is smooth and beneficial to the students.

It said the satellite would also help bolster the military’s preemptive missile strike capability, a key part of its so-called three-axis system that includes missile defense and massive retaliatory capabilities.

It’s like a preemptive make-good if the team trades outfielder Bryan Reynolds — as many expect to be the case in the weeks or months to come.

Japan under the current arrangement is not allowed to conduct (effective) preemptive moves countering eminent foreign threats.

News of the preemptive exhumation comes after Wade’s mother discovered more than five months following the March disappearance of her son that he was fatally struck by a Jackson police car less than an hour after leaving home.

Was it preemptive self-defense against Broadway reviews like this one, that would apply aesthetic judgment to the musical’s gauche bonanza of too-muchness?

While assessment before green-up occurs may seem a bit preemptive, pre-scouting now can focus scouting efforts to problem areas later on when time becomes precious during spring planting.

While many other programs are working hard to catch up after the Hollywood strikes shut down production for months, NBC took a preemptive approach to its second season which allowed to stay rolling despite industry-wide setbacks.

American manufacturers are taking preemptive steps to meet the growing need for intelligent virtual assistants.

An Israeli preemptive strike against Hezbollah was.

If by superior fighting strategies you mean illegal "preemptive warfare" and subsidized US made weapons I'll give you that.

If we accept that we ought to take preemptive action against threats to national security, even if they are only latent and potential, then any actions should address those potential threats in good faith.