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Meaning of critical section | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.

Equivalents

Español sección crítica

Français section critique

Examples

“The instructions between a lock and an unlock form a critical section.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

critical success factor critical taper critical temperature critical theory critical thinking critical tide level