Assertion: semaphore | /r/HasProperty | a generalization of a mutex
Facets:
value: in essence
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A semaphore is a generalization of a mutex.
text: A semaphore is a generalized mutex.
text: A semaphore is a generalization of a lock (or, the other way around, a lock is a special case of a semaphore).
text: In essence, a Semaphore is a more generalized form of a Mutex.
text: If a semaphore were a generalization of a mutex able to protect two or more identical shared resources, then in our analogy, it would be a basket containing two identical keys (i.e., each of the keys would work in either bathroom door).
text: But consider a typical snippet from the QSemaphore page in Trolltech's Qt Embedded 4.4 Reference Documentation: "A semaphore is a generalization of a mutex.
text: If a semaphore were a generalization of a mutex able to protect two or more identical shared resources, then in our analogy, it would be a basket containing two identical keys (i.e., each of the keys would work in either bathroom door).
text: i.e. A semaphore is a generalized mutex.