"critical section" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: critical sections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} critical section (plural critical sections)
  1. (programming) A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution. Wikipedia link: critical section Categories (topical): Programming Translations (translation): krita sekcio (Esperanto), kriittinen alue (Finnish), section critique [feminine] (French), secțiune critică [feminine] (Romanian), sección crítica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-critical_section-en-noun-DM6DI-16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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