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File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete it at a specific time, and preventing reading of the file while it's being modified or deleted.
Regions, In Microsoft Windows & In Unix-like systems
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File locking | is a | mechanism that restricts access to a computer file | 0.90 | text |
| FreeBSD | instance of | and BSD-derived operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| OpenBSD | instance of | and BSD-derived operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| NetBSD | instance of | and BSD-derived operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| and Apple's macOS do not support it | instance of | and BSD-derived operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| C or C | instance of | Those APIs are available from languages | 0.80 | text |
| delete or rename | instance of | along with a list of file options | 0.80 | text |
| File locking | related to External links | Everything | 0.60 | section |
| File locking | related to External links | Unix | 0.60 | section |
| File locking | related to External links | December | 0.60 | section |
| File locking | related to External links | File-private POSIX | 0.60 | section |
| File locking | related to External links | LWN | 0.60 | section |
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