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Semaphore in a sentence

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Semaphore meaning

  1. Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
  2. A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.
  3. A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.

Synonyms of Semaphore

apparatus setup sign signal signalize signalise communicate intercommunicate

Related words

Other words often associated with Semaphore or its synonyms:

communication point equipment provide distinguish interact indicate furnish supply show render communicative

Using Semaphore

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words. | A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore. | A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.
  • Useful related words include: apparatus, setup, sign, signal.
  • In the example corpus, semaphore often appears in combinations such as: of semaphore, than semaphore, semaphore systems.

Context around Semaphore

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

example 1× ingratiating 1× soft 1× binary 1× commercial 1× jose 1× considered 1× acme 1×

Often after:

systems 2× tower 2× telegraph 1× run 1× traffic 1× arms 1× setting 1×

Sentence patterns with Semaphore

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a binary semaphore is either 1× and go semaphore arms with 1× and ingratiating semaphore of social 1× as soft semaphore 1× be considered semaphore not telegraph 1× behaved than semaphore systems 1× coastal commercial semaphore telegraph stations 1× crisp than semaphore systems simple 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a binary semaphore 1× a real winner 1× a typical solution 1× although their real 1× as of 1895 1× deadlock is prevented 1×

Common sentence endings:

and green lights 1× as soft semaphore 1× finish its work 1× for a semaphore 1× highest waiting task 1× letters and numbers 1×

Words around Semaphore

Just before it in the word index:

semantography 2 semantics 258 semantico 4 semantically 40 semantical 3 semantic 254

Just after it in the word index:

semaphores 7 semarang 8 semariang 2 semasinghe 3 sematary 14 semazen 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Semaphore

  • In this selection, "semaphore" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, example, ingratiating, soft, systems, tower and telegraph stand out and add context to how "semaphore" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a binary semaphore is either and and go semaphore arms with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "semaphore" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with semaphore

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A binary semaphore is either locked or unlocked. (8 words)

Smoke signals, for instance, are to be considered semaphore, not telegraph. (11 words)

This is to be distinguished from semaphore, which merely transmits messages. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The phrase is on the one hand a politically-correct and ingratiating semaphore of social virtue claimed by the moral pariahs of the day, those who shamelessly flatter and cajole to maintain their status and pursue their advantage. (38 words)

The Acme semaphore traffic lights were often used in Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for comedic effect due to their loud bell which was often followed by screeching tires and many sight gags. (36 words)

In priority inversion a high priority task waits because a low priority task has a semaphore, but the lower priority task is not given CPU time to finish its work. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although their real-time behavior is less crisp than semaphore systems, simple message-based systems avoid most protocol deadlock hazards, and are generally better-behaved than semaphore systems.

For example, semaphore, where the configuration of flags held by a signaller or the arms of a semaphore tower encodes parts of the message, typically individual letters and numbers.

The phrase is on the one hand a politically-correct and ingratiating semaphore of social virtue claimed by the moral pariahs of the day, those who shamelessly flatter and cajole to maintain their status and pursue their advantage.

A real winner for families was the Jamboree Stage, nestled between Semaphore Tower and the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

The capitalized words after the start of the sentence – “Creator,” “Rights,” “Life,” “Liberty” and “Happiness” – actually make for a kind of semaphore for the actual meaning of the sentence.

When Stewart is confronted by Leontes' wild accusations, she plays it cool, using her hands as soft semaphore.

A binary semaphore is either locked or unlocked.

As of 1895, France still operated coastal commercial semaphore telegraph stations, for ship-to-shore communication.

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A typical solution is to have the task that owns a semaphore run at, or 'inherit,' the priority of the highest waiting task.

Deadlock is prevented by careful design or by having floored semaphores, which pass control of a semaphore to the higher priority task on defined conditions.

In 2006, Adobe Systems commissioned an art installation titled San Jose Semaphore by Ben Rubin, citation --via Google Books.

In priority inversion a high priority task waits because a low priority task has a semaphore, but the lower priority task is not given CPU time to finish its work.

Semaphore is composed of four LED discs which "rotate" to transmit a message.

Smoke signals, for instance, are to be considered semaphore, not telegraph.

The Acme semaphore traffic lights were often used in Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for comedic effect due to their loud bell which was often followed by screeching tires and many sight gags.

The traffic lights paired “Stop” and “Go” semaphore arms with small red and green lights.

This can be done by unblocking a driver task through releasing a semaphore, setting a flag or sending a message.

This is to be distinguished from semaphore, which merely transmits messages.

Typically a task will set a timeout on its wait for a semaphore.

When it is locked, tasks must wait for the semaphore to unlock.

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Common combinations with semaphore

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "semaphore" in a sentence?
An example: "Although their real-time behavior is less crisp than semaphore systems, simple message-based systems avoid most protocol deadlock hazards, and are generally better-behaved than semaphore systems." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "semaphore" from authentic English texts.
What does "semaphore" mean?
Semaphore means: Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
What are synonyms of "semaphore"?
Common synonyms of "semaphore" include: apparatus, setup, sign, signal, signalize, signalise, communicate, intercommunicate.
How many example sentences with "semaphore" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "semaphore", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.