• In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive that prevents state from being modified or accessed by multiple...
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  • In computer science, an algorithm is called non-blocking if failure or suspension of any thread cannot cause failure or suspension of another thread; for...
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  • S2PL schedule, but not vice versa. Serializability Lock (computer science) Deadlock (computer science) Philip A. Bernstein, Vassos Hadzilacos, Nathan Goodman...
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  • In computer science, a readers–writer (single-writer lock, a multi-reader lock, a push lock, or an MRSW lock) is a synchronization primitive that solves...
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  • In computer science, multiple granularity locking (MGL) is a locking method used in database management systems (DBMS) and relational databases. In multiple...
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  • Look up lock or locks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance...
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  • Look up locking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Locking may refer to: Locking (computer science) Locking, Somerset, a village and civil parish in the...
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  • through body piercings Caffè sospeso (Italian for "suspended coffee") Lock (computer science) Suspend and resume (disambiguation) Suspension, a form of scribal...
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  • file locking mechanism. Database transaction Dekker's algorithm Eisenberg & McGuire algorithm Lamport's bakery algorithm Lock (computer science) Mutual...
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  • Parallel computing Lock (computer science) Global interpreter lock Robert N M Watson (2007-11-25). "Before & After Under The Giant Lock". FreeBSD-Hackers@...
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  • In computer science, read-copy-update (RCU) is a synchronization mechanism that avoids the use of lock primitives while multiple threads concurrently...
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  • In computer science, synchronization is the task of coordinating multiple processes to join up or handshake at a certain point, in order to reach an agreement...
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  • In Computer Science, in the field of databases, non-lock concurrency control is a concurrency control method used in relational databases without using...
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  • In computer science, a ticket lock is a synchronization mechanism, or locking algorithm, that is a type of spinlock that uses "tickets" to control which...
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  • This glossary of computer science is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in computer science, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including...
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  • law List of system quality attributes Load balancing (computing) Lock (computer science) NoSQL Scalable Video Coding (SVC) Similitude (model) Scale (analytical...
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  • Abstraction (computer science) Asynchronous I/O Bit banging Infinite loop Interrupt request (PC architecture) Integer (computer science) kqueue Pull technology...
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  • In information technology and computer science, especially in the fields of computer programming, operating systems, multiprocessors, and databases, concurrency...
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    inversion Race condition Readers-writer lock Sleeping barber problem Stalemate Synchronization (computer science) Turn restriction routing Coulouris, George...
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  • *barrier){ if(!pthread_mutex_lock(&(barrier->lock))){ barrier->total_thread += 1; pthread_mutex_unlock(&(barrier->lock)); } while (barrier->total_thread...
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  • In computer science, the reentrant mutex (recursive mutex, recursive lock) is a particular type of mutual exclusion (mutex) device that may be locked multiple...
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  • called MSR-type algorithms which have been used widely in fields from computer science to control theory. Bitcoin uses proof of work, a difficulty adjustment...
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  • Waters. "Time-lock puzzles from randomized encodings." In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science, pp. 345-356...
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  • In computer science, a lease is a contract that gives its holder specified rights to some resource for a limited period. Because it is time-limited, a...
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  • In computer programming, a reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular datum, such as a variable's value or a record...
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    Commonwealth University-Lock Haven (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System...
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    An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...
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    to avoid concentrating on any single one. Resource contention Lock (computer science) § Granularity Antognini, Christian (2008). Troubleshooting Oracle...
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  • sometimes referred to as the formal sciences, the study of logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science (which study formal systems governed...
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    physical therapy. New brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) may provide future remedies. One effort in 2002 allowed a fully locked-in patient to answer yes-or-no...
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