::::::Intgr, I would say that the packet sequencing of the IP protocol is an excellent example of one way to resolve a potential race condition. As this page is currently defines the term, TCP/IP would not be a race condition because the page implies you need 2 signals. But I agree the concept of a race condition is bigger than the current article allows. I don't think the academic take much matters. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia "of the people, by the people, for the people" if someone wants the academic take they can check the encyclopedia Britannica =-). With that said, what do you think the introduction to this article should say? You can see my opinion on this subject by seeing the history and the changes I attempted to make. Judging from the tag, i'm not the only one who thinks this article needs some work. So what _should_ this article say?