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OPERATION ATOMIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

An atomic operation is an operation that is carried out in a single execution step, without any chance that another thread gets control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Puisque les opérations atomiques sont typiquement plus lentes que les opérations non atomiques, nous pouvons supposer que, même si les compteurs de références n'occupent en général qu'un mot, leur lecture et leur écriture sont plus coûteuses.

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