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==Caveat==

Although this [[Optimization (computer science)|optimization]] is useful in [[system programming]] it should be avoided in high level [[concurrent programming]]. One example of bad usage of this [[idiom]] is [[double-checked locking]], which is listed as an [[anti-pattern]].

==See also==