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kernel-assisted fast synchronization primitive
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futex

Summary

futex ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • futex's subclass of is recorded as synchronization primitive[2].
  • futex's has use is recorded as mutual exclusion[3].
  • futex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032cbp[4].
  • futex's facet of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • futex's uses is recorded as futex[6].
  • futex's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 45629857[7].

Why It Matters

futex ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[1] futex has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). futex. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/futex
MLA “futex.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/futex.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_futex_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{futex}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/futex}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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