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Mutual exclusion (often abbreviated to mutex) algorithms are used in concurrent programming to avoid the simultaneous use of a common resource, such as a global variable, by pieces of computer code called critical sections.
(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_exclusion)
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Abbreviation of Open Real-Time Kernel Interface Definition. This is the VMEBus Industry Trade Association specification that the RTEMS Classic API was originally based upon. It was originally named RTEID.

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Abbreviation of Real-Time Executive Interface Definition. This is the VMEBus Industry Trade Association specification that the RTEMS Classic API was originally based upon. It was later renamed to ORKID.