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[Mutex] is a contraction, an abbreviation of __Mut__ually __Ex__clusive. |
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Mostly used in reference to [synchronized|Synchronisation] application code that only allows one particular type of operation to be performed at any one time. |
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For example, in a MultiThreaded environment such as a [GUI], the [Thread] that performs the [GUI] repaint will have a specific type of [Mutex] activity. |
