semaphore concept from the Object Oriented Software Engineering knowledge base

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semaphore

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semaphore can prevent race conditions 2001-08-30 14:57:27.0
has definition A mechanism that allow data items to be locked so that they cannot be accessed by other threads when they are not ready
is a subtopic of 10.5 - Defects in Timing and Co-Ordination: Deadlock, Livelocks and Critical Races 2001-08-30 14:57:28.0
is a kind of mechanism

semaphore	can prevent race conditions
	has definition A mechanism that allow data items to be locked so that they cannot be accessed by other threads when they are not ready
	is a subtopic of 10.5 - Defects in Timing and Co-Ordination: Deadlock, Livelocks and Critical Races
	is a kind of mechanism