mutual exclusion

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mutual exclusion - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  mutual exclusion
  
     <parallel, operating system> (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A
     collection of techniques for sharing resources so that
     different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted
     interactions.  One of the most commonly used techniques for
     mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
  
     (1995-04-08)