critical section

noun

A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.

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Meanings

nouncritical section (plural critical sections)

plural critical sections

  1. computingA piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.

    The instructions between a lock and an unlock form a critical section.

    2011, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, Shaz Qadeer, Computer Aided Verification: 23rd International Conference

Translations

Esperanto krita sekcio
  • krita sekciotranslation
Finnish kriittinen alue
  • kriittinen aluetranslation
French section critique
  • section critiquetranslation
Romanian secțiune critică
  • secțiune criticătranslation
Spanish sección crítica
  • sección críticatranslation
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APA

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MLA

“critical section.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/critical%20section. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “critical section,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/critical%20section.

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