# global interpreter lock

> coarse-grained mutex used in some process virtual machines

**Wikidata**: [Q5570451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5570451)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_interpreter_lock)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/global-interpreter-lock


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora