# lock

> synchronization mechanism for enforcing limits on concurrent access to a resource

**Wikidata**: [Q1427251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1427251)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lock-q1427251


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013