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"path": "/t/idea-lock-free-std-collection/24056#post_9",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-07T04:10:08.000Z",
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"textContent": "I was alluding to the fact that the term \"lock-free\" is overused as its meaning has been diluted to \"clever stuff with atomics\" - it's not called a spinlock if you write the CAS loop manually! The term got diluted so much that \"wait-free\" is used for the stricter meaning of lock-free.",
"title": "Idea : Lock Free STD Collection"
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