file locking

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file locking [′fil ‚läk·iŋ]

(computer science)

A technique that prevents processing of a file by more than one program or user at a time, ensuring that a file in use by one user is made unavailable to others.

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No references found			In order to prevent this occurrence, file locking is implemented. Understanding How Document Version Control Software Works by Sam Miller / Computers and Internet community Mason explains what version control is and describes Subversion, access, commands, file locking and binary files, organizing a repository, using tags and branches, creating a project, and third-party code. Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion, (2d ed) by SciTech Book News File locking keeps data consistent when multiple readers/writers are operating on the file. Storage benchmarks by Simitci, Huseyin / Software World			File Attach file attribute file browsing file compare File Composition file compression file compression program file compression utility file control block file control system file descriptor file descriptor leak file event file extension file find file format file gap file grooming file handle file handling file hardness file header file I/O file identification file layout file locking file maintenance file management system file manager file name File Not Found file opening file organization file organization routine file printout file processing file protect ring file protection file protection ring file recovery program file reference file reorganization File Request file search file security File Separator file server File Service Protocol file sharing file sharing protocol file signature			File Header File Header File Header File Hierarchy Standard File History Database File hosting service file I/O file identification File Identifier Descriptor file in file in File infector File infector File Information Table File Input Handler File Integrity Assessment File Integrity Checking File Interchange Format File Interface Block File io File io File Jointly file layout File leader file level File Level Metadata file librarian file librarian File List File lock file locking file maintenance file maintenance File Maintenance Control File Maintenance Utility File Maker User Group File Management Firmware Set File Management Interface File Management System File Management System File Manager File managers File Manipulation Language File marching File Master Record file matching File Migration Agent file name file name file name extension file name extension File Name/Attribute Augmentation Facility file net File Not Found File Not Found File Number File of Files file off file off file off file off

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