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Semaphore

A Semaphore can be:

Semaphore (communication), a flag signalling system
Semaphore (programming), invented by Edsger Dijkstra for computer science, where only one part of a multitasking system may access a limited resource.

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Semaphore aks_ajm@hotmail.com - November 11th, 2004
what is a semaphore and how does it achieve mutual exclusion read more » messages 1

Semaphore Anonymous - November 11th, 2004
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