semaphore
variable that is changed (e.g., incremented, decremented, toggled) depending on programmer-defined conditions, used to control access to a common resource by multiple processes in a concurrent system
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semaphore
Summary
semaphore is a method[1]. semaphore ranks in the top 9% of method entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- semaphore's instance of is recorded as method[3].
- semaphore's subclass of is recorded as synchronization primitive[4].
- semaphore's has use is recorded as concurrent computing[5].
- semaphore's has use is recorded as inter-process communication[6].
- semaphore's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015xjd[7].
- semaphore's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/computer-semaphore[8].
- semaphore's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/semaphore[9].
- semaphore's computes solution to is recorded as producer-consumer problem[10].
- semaphore's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as semaphores[11].
- semaphore's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 95203288[12].
- semaphore's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C95203288[13].
Why It Matters
semaphore ranks in the top 9% of method entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2] semaphore has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] semaphore is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]