MUTEX meaning: Mutual exclusion for resource access

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Mutex, mutex: Wordnik
mutex: Wiktionary
MuTeX: Dictionary.com
Mutex: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Mutex: Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary
MuTeX, mutex: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
MuTeX: CCI Computer
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mutex: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mutex)

▸ noun: (programming) An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.
▸ verb: (programming, transitive) To apply a mutex to.

Opposite:

non-mutex, unlocked, concurrent, parallel

Phrases:

mutex lock, more...

Adjectives:

same, fast, recursive, new, single, unlocked, adaptive, global, variable, public, shared

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