Define read-write locks

Describe briefly the term read-write locks?

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- Read - write locks give instantaneous read access to numerous threads while the write access stays with one thread at a time. They are particularly helpful in protecting the data which is not commonly written however read instantaneous by numerous threads.

- They are slower than the mutexes.

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