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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for many terrestrial synchronization applications of this kind. In computer science (especially parallel computing), synchronization is the coordination...
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condition Readers-writer lock Sleeping barber problem Stalemate Synchronization (computer science) Turn restriction routing Coulouris, George (2012). Distributed...
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Clock synchronization is a topic in computer science and engineering that aims to coordinate otherwise independent clocks. Even when initially set accurately...
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source to a running network Synchronization (computer science), the synchronization of processes and data Synchronization (Nazi Germany) or Gleichschaltung...
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including file synchronization and mobile device synchronization. Data synchronization can also be useful in encryption for synchronizing public key servers...
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Semaphore (programming) (redirect from Semaphore (computer science))
In computer science, a semaphore is a variable or abstract data type used to control access to a common resource by multiple threads and avoid critical...
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synchronization platform from Microsoft Resilio Sync (formerly BitTorrent Sync), a peer-to-peer file synchronization tool Synchronization (computer science)...
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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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Race condition (category Concurrency (computer science))
Hazard (logic) Linearizability Racetrack problem Symlink race Synchronization (computer science) Time-of-check to time-of-use Test-and-set Huffman, David...
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different regions of the same die. Clock recovery 8B/10B encoding Synchronization (computer science) Overview of Memory Types and DDR Interface Design Implementation...
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return its status. Polling (computer science) Non-blocking I/O BogoMips volatile variable Synchronization (computer science) Peterson's algorithm "Intel...
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of joint Gaussian sources. Data compression Data synchronization Synchronization (computer science) DISCUS Timeline of information theory Slepian & Wolf...
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(disambiguation) Synchronizer (disambiguation) Synchronization, the coordination of events to operate a system in unison Synchronization (computer science) Synchronization...
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Theoretical computer science is a subfield of computer science and mathematics that focuses on the abstract and mathematical foundations of computation...
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In computer science, more precisely, in the theory of deterministic finite automata (DFA), a synchronizing word or reset sequence is a word in the input...
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Sleeping barber problem (category Concurrency (computer science))
In computer science, the sleeping barber problem is a classic inter-process communication and synchronization problem that illustrates the complexities...
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The Wisconsin Integrally Synchronized Computer (WISC) was an early digital computer designed and built at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Operational...
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In parallel computing, a barrier is a type of synchronization method. A barrier for a group of threads or processes in the source code means any thread/process...
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In computer science, garbage collection (GC) is a form of automatic memory management. The garbage collector attempts to reclaim memory that was allocated...
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applications often requiring consensus include cloud computing, clock synchronization, PageRank, opinion formation, smart power grids, state estimation,...
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The firing squad synchronization problem is a problem in computer science and cellular automata in which the goal is to design a cellular automaton that...
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In computer science, robustness is the ability of a computer system to cope with errors during execution and cope with erroneous input. Robustness can...
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formal languages, which are used in mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, a string is a finite sequence of symbols that are chosen from a set...
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In computer programming, a macro (short for "macro instruction"; from Greek μακρο- 'long, large') is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input...
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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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In computer science, a synchronizer is an algorithm that can be used to run a synchronous algorithm on top of an asynchronous processor network, so enabling...
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In computer science, the thundering herd problem occurs when a large number of processes or threads waiting for an event are awakened when that event occurs...
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BSP does not take communication and synchronization for granted. In fact, quantifying the requisite synchronization and communication is an important part...
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synchronization constructs including spinlocks and atomic operations are unnecessary when writing fibered code, as they are implicitly synchronized....
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