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{{Short description|Algorithm for mutual exclusion on a distributed system}}
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The '''Ricart–Agrawala algorithm''' is an algorithm for [[mutual exclusion]] on a [[distributed system]]. This algorithm is an extension and optimization of [[Lamport's Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithm]], by removing the need for <math>ack</math>release messages.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ricart|first1=Glenn|last2=Agrawala|first2=Ashok K.|title=An optimal algorithm for mutual exclusion in computer networks|journal=Communications of the ACM|date=1 January 1981|volume=24|issue=1|pages=9–17|doi=10.1145/358527.358537|s2cid=1779615|ref=origpaper|doi-access=free}}</ref> It was developed by computer scientists [[Glenn Ricart]] and [[Ashok Agrawala]].
 
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