Stalemate [steyl-meyt] noun 1. any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock: In today's society, technological progress is a daily occurrence. It seems that every day a new advancement has been made as we progress further and further into a more industrial like state. At one point we will discover our limits to living in such a high-tech environment and we shall enter a technological stalemate. This is a story of what happens when that moment arrives.