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mutual exclusion

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(parallel, operating system)mutual exclusion - (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.


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4) Boyarin described in exquisite detail the long process, beginning with Justin's effort, through which each side came eventually to mutual exclusion sometime after the fifth century.
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He holds a patent for mutual exclusion for computer systems.
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