<s>
Huang	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
algorithm	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
algorithm	O
for	O
detecting	O
termination	O
in	O
a	O
distributed	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basis	O
of	O
termination	O
detection	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
distributed	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
process	O
 '	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
in	O
a	O
distributed	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
is	O
either	O
in	O
an	O
active	O
state	O
or	O
in	O
an	O
idle	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Termination	O
occurs	O
when	O
all	O
processes	O
in	O
the	O
distributed	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
become	O
idle	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
computational	O
messages	O
in	O
transit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huang	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
algorithm	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
weaknesses	O
to	O
Huang	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
algorithm	I-Operating_System
are	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
detect	O
termination	O
if	O
a	O
message	O
is	O
lost	O
in	O
transit	O
or	O
if	O
a	O
process	O
fails	O
while	O
in	O
an	O
active	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
