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A queue is a first-in, first-out data structure. We use queues when one thread needs to communicate with another but they operate at different frequencies (asynchronously), such that the first thread may produce input for the second thread faster than the second thread can actually process each input. Thus the first thread will place each input on a shared queue and the second thread can deal with each in turn as and when it is ready. To avoid data races, all operations that modify the queue must be mutually exclusive, such that only one thread can gain access to these operations at any given moment. This can be implemented using a lock, such that only one thread can "own" the lock while all others must wait until the lock is released.

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Manley Wehner

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