semaphore

/sˈɛmɐfˌɔː/

/sˈɛmɐfˌoːɹ/

Semaphore

a system of signaling using flags or other devices to communicate messages over a long distance

to semaphore

MAIN VERB

convey by semaphore, of information

send signals by or as if by semaphore

Examples

1. - Winning word of 1946, Semaphore.

2. The semaphore is accessed with two operations: WAIT and SIGNAL.

3. We can use semaphores to manage our N-character FIFO buffer.

4. The SIGNAL operation increments the value of the specified semaphore.