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mutex:
- mutex; mutual exclusion

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mutex:

mutex [the ~] noun

the mutex

– A programming technique that ensures that only one program or routine at a time can access some resource, such as a memory location, an I/O port, or a file, often through the use of semaphores, which are flags used in programs to coordinate the activities of more than one program or routine. ¹
the mutex; the mutual exclusion
– A programming technique that ensures that only one program or routine at a time can access some resource, such as a memory location, an I/O port, or a file, often through the use of semaphores, which are flags used in programs to coordinate the activities of more than one program or routine. ¹
- mutex [the ~] noun
- mutual exclusion [the ~] noun

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A programming technique that ensures that only one program or routine at a time can access some resource, such as a memory location, an I/O port, or a file, often through the use of semaphores, which are flags used in programs to coordinate the activities of more than one program or routine.¹

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