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Explain Semaphore ?

Subject: Operating System

Topic: PROCESS COORDINATION

Difficulty: Medium

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A semaphore is hardware or a software tag variable whose value indicates the status of a common resource. Its purpose is to lock the resource being used. A process which needs the resource will check the semaphore for determining the status of the resource followed by the decision for proceeding. …

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