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Sleeping barber problem

interprocess communication/synchronization problem between multiple OS processes, using an analogy of a barbershop, in which the barber wishes to nap when there are no customers, and customers wish to have their hair cut as soon as possible
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Sleeping barber problem

Summary

Sleeping barber problem ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Sleeping barber problem's image is recorded as The Shave.jpg[2].
  • Sleeping barber problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_n_k[3].
  • Sleeping barber problem's facet of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • Sleeping barber problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 64536011[5].

Why It Matters

Sleeping barber problem ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sleeping barber problem. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sleeping-barber-problem
MLA “Sleeping barber problem.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sleeping-barber-problem.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sleeping-barber-problem_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sleeping barber problem}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sleeping-barber-problem}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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