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diff --git a/pod/perlthrtut.pod b/pod/perlthrtut.pod index 517fdd1b86..8e4e4f6063 100644 --- a/pod/perlthrtut.pod +++ b/pod/perlthrtut.pod @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ communications between threads. =head2 Semaphores: Synchronizing Data Access Semaphores are a kind of generic locking mechanism. In their most basic -form, they behave very much like lockable scalars, except that thay +form, they behave very much like lockable scalars, except that they can't hold data, and that they must be explicitly unlocked. In their advanced form, they act like a kind of counter, and can allow multiple threads to have the 'lock' at any one time. |