For those familiar with Java, the Java synchronized keyword is a good example for the second point on this slide. When you declare a synchronized Java method, you're guaranteed that only at most one thread will ever be executing in that method at any given time.

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You can declare synchronized blocks as well!

synchronized (someObjectToUseAsTheLock) {
    // critical section
}

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