Fat lock
A fat lock is a more intelligent, and consequently more complex, lock implementation than a thin lock. The implementation usually involves putting threads to sleep when they are waiting for the lock and keeping a priority queue of candidates who want the lock. Fat locks are more optimal for frequently contended locks or locks that are held for a long time, since they are less CPU-intensive.
See also Thin lock.
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