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What is the difference between Semaphore and Mutex?

April 26, 2017difference mutex semaphore

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What is the difference between Semaphore and Mutex?

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Submitted by: quintessence Basic difference between mutex and semaphore is that in mutex the process which initiates the lock is the one which unlock it. In contrast, it is possible for one process to lock a binary semaphore and for another to unlock it.