Glossary:Definition - Mutex
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| Term | Mutex | |
| Definition | Mutually exclusive access flag or a mutual exclusion lock. A mutex serializes the execution of multiple threads using a simple lock. Only the thread which owns the lock can release it. An immediate deadlcok occurs if a thread attempts to acquire a mutex it already holds.
Another term used for a Semaphore. | |
| See also | Semaphore | |
| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms. | ||
