atomic
IPA: ʌtˈɑmɪk
noun
- (computing) An atomic operation.
adjective
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- Infinitesimally small.
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
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