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linearizability: a standalone construct

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linearizability1 CONSTRUCTLinearizabilityHERLIHY · DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

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a correctness condition under which each operation on a shared object appears to take effect instantaneously at some point between its call and its return.

In distributed systems, linearizability refers to a correctness condition under which each operation on a shared object appears to take effect instantaneously at some point between its call and its return. This meaning comes from Herlihy (1990) in ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems.[1]

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References

  1. Herlihy, M. P., & Wing, J. M. (1990). Linearizability: a correctness condition for concurrent objects. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, 12(3), 463-492. https://doi.org/10.1145/78969.78972

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