CRITICAL SECTION
\kɹˈɪtɪkə͡l sˈɛkʃən], \kɹˈɪtɪkəl sˈɛkʃən], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k_əl s_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A non-re-entrant piece of code that can only be executed byone process at a time. It will usually terminate in boundedtime and a process will only have to wait a bounded time toenter it. Some synchronisation mechanism is required at theentry and exit of the critical section to ensure exclusiveuse.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].