In
<cae1xxdhz-ibb1gjc4actg0ojpy_x8xxzwr2e+sjcpvb2uxw...@mail.gmail.com>,
on 11/17/2012
at 01:41 PM, John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> said:
>Some of the computer science literature talks instead about
>serialization and semaphores
Serialization is not ENQ/DEQ; it is more general. Nor is ENQ/DEQ the
only serialization mechanism in z/OS. Semaphores are a specific
type[1] of serialization
>(Dijkstra's term, a metaphoric hijacking of the European word for
>what Americans usually call 'traffic lights').
No.
Noun:
A system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles
in certain positions according to an alphabetic code.
The use of the term "semaphore" to designate traffic lights came
later.
[1] Well, two related types.
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