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<h1 class="topictitle1">Threads as synchronization primitives</h1>
<div><p>Threads themselves can be used as synchronization primitives when
one thread specifically waits for another thread to complete.</p>
<div class="section"><p>The waiting thread does not continue processing until the target
thread has finished running all of its application code. Compared to other
synchronization techniques, there is little cooperation in this synchronization
mechanism. </p>
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<div class="section"><p>A thread that is used as a synchronization primitive does not
have the concept of an owner, such as in other synchronization techniques.
A thread just waits for another to finish processing and end.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzahwsynco.htm" title="When you create code that is threadsafe but still benefits from sharing data or resources between threads, the most important aspect of programming becomes the ability to synchronize threads.">Synchronization techniques among threads</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzahwendco.htm" title="When a thread has completed its processing, it takes an action to end itself and release system resources for use by other threads.">End a thread</a></div>
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