Concurrent Read

Definitions

1. A read operation occurring at the same time as other reads or writes on the same resource. Concurrent reads are often safe on immutable or properly synchronized data, but they can still surface stale values or visibility problems depending on the system's consistency model.

   In plain English: A read happening at the same time as other operations on the same data.

   Example: "The benchmark improved once the cache allowed concurrent read access without forcing every lookup through one global lock."

Related Terms

• Counting Semaphore
• Lock
• Notify
• Async Lock
• Barrier
• Blocking Queue
• Clock Synchronization
• Concurrency Primitive
• Concurrent Access