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title: "What does \"atomic\" mean in programming?"  
description: "What does \"atomic\" mean in programming?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2021-11-10  
updated: 2021-11-10  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java", "programming language"]  
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# What does "atomic" mean in programming?

What does "[atomic](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81507/hiroshima-day-remembering-the-story-of-atomic-bombing-which-shook-japan)" [mean](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80768/what-does-real-minority-mean) in [programming](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12214/web-development-company-in-india-laid-on-the-foundation-of-concrete-java-programming)?

## Replies

### Reply by Ravi Vishwakarma

Atomic operation' means an operation that appears to be instantaneous from the perspective of all other threads. You don't need to worry about a partly complete operation when the guarantee applies.


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