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Mutex vs Monitor - What's the difference?

mutex | monitor |


As a noun mutex

is mutex.

As a proper noun monitor is

any of several publications eg the "christian science monitor".

Semaphore vs Mutex - What's the difference?

semaphore | mutex |


As nouns the difference between semaphore and mutex

is that semaphore is any visual signaling system with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms while mutex is an object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.

As verbs the difference between semaphore and mutex

is that semaphore is to signal using (or as if using) a semaphore while mutex is {{cx|computing|programming|transitive|lang=en}} To apply a mutex to.

Mutex vs Summit - What's the difference?

mutex | summit |


As nouns the difference between mutex and summit

is that mutex is mutex while summit is (countable) a peak; the top of a mountain.

As a verb summit is

(transitive|hiking|climbing|colloquial) to reach the summit of a mountain.

Mutex vs Mutes - What's the difference?

mutex | mutes |


As nouns the difference between mutex and mutes

is that mutex is mutex while mutes is .

Mute vs Mutex - What's the difference?

mute | mutex |


As a verb mute

is .

As an adjective mute

is mutated.

As a noun mutex is

mutex.

Muter vs Mutex - What's the difference?

muter | mutex |


As nouns the difference between muter and mutex

is that muter is mother while mutex is mutex.

Muted vs Mutex - What's the difference?

muted | mutex |


As a verb muted

is (mute).

As a noun mutex is

mutex.

Mutex vs Murex - What's the difference?

mutex | murex |


As nouns the difference between mutex and murex

is that mutex is an object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads while murex is any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.

As a verb mutex

is {{cx|computing|programming|transitive|lang=en}} To apply a mutex to.

Thread vs Mutex - What's the difference?

thread | mutex |


As nouns the difference between thread and mutex

is that thread is thread (computing: unit of execution) while mutex is mutex.

Negotiate vs Mutex - What's the difference?

negotiate | mutex |


As a verb negotiate

is to confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

As a noun mutex is

mutex.

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