atomic operation
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000279
An atomic operation is effectively executed as a single step, no other process can read or modify the internal state while the atomic operation is executed.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-000279 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | NIST IR 8459; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-CYB-000279",
"term": "atomic operation",
"field": "Cybersecurity",
"definition": "An atomic operation is effectively executed as a single step, no other process can read or modify the internal state while the atomic operation is executed.",
"references": [
"NIST IR 8459",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/atomic-operation/"
}
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