Definition
An operation that completes entirely or not at all, appearing as a single, indivisible unit to other threads. Atomic operations cannot be interrupted or partially completed, ensuring data consistency in concurrent environments.
Etymology
'Atomic' from Greek 'atomos' meaning 'indivisible' (a- 'not' + tomos 'cut'). In computing, the term was adopted in the 1960s from atomic physics, describing operations that cannot be 'split' or interrupted, just like atoms were once thought to be indivisible particles.
Kelly Says
An atomic operation is like swallowing a pill - it either goes down completely or it doesn't, but you can't swallow half a pill and leave the other half hanging in your throat. Other processes see either the complete operation or no operation at all!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር
a-nd ne-ger
ARالعربية
عملية ذرية
amal-iya-dhari-ya
CACatalà
operació atòmica
o-pe-ra-ci-o a-to-mi-ca
CSČeština
atomová operace
a-to-mo-va o-pe-ra-ce
DADansk
atomær operation
a-to-maer o-pe-ra-tion
DEDeutsch
atomarer Vorgang
a-to-ma-rer foh-gang
ELΕλληνικά
ατομική λειτουργία
a-to-mi-ki li-go-n-gia
ESEspañol
operación atómica
o-pe-ra-si-on a-to-mi-ka
FAفارسی
عملیات اتمی
amal-i-at a-tami
FISuomi
atomirointi
a-to-mi-roi-nti
FRFrançais
opération atomique
o-pe-ra-si-on a-to-mi-ke
GUGU
એટમિક ક્રિયા
e-t-mik kri-ya
HEעברית
פעולה אטומית
p-e-u-la a-to-mit-it
HIहिन्दी
परमाणु क्रिया
para-ma-nu kri-ya
HUMagyar
atomos művelet
a-to-mos mu-ve-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
operasi atom
o-pe-ra-si a-tom
ITItaliano
operazione atomica
o-pe-ra-si-one a-to-mi-ka
JA日本語
原子操作
gen-shi-sa-sei
KKKK
атомдық операция
a-tom-dyk o-pe-ra-tsi-ya
KMKM
ការដំឡើង
ka-r-dam-leung
KO한국어
원자 연산
won-ja yeon-san
MRMR
परमाणु क्रिया
para-ma-nu kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
operasi atom
o-pe-ra-si a-tom
NLNederlands
atomaire operatie
a-to-mair-e o-pe-ra-tie
NONorsk
atomær operasjon
a-to-maer o-pe-ra-sjon
PAPA
ਅਟਮਿਕ ਕਾਰਜ
a-t-mik ka-arj
PLPolski
operacja atomowa
o-pe-ra-cja a-to-mo-wa
PTPortuguês
operação atómica
o-pe-ra-si-on a-to-mi-ka
RORomână
operație atomică
o-pe-ra-ție a-to-mi-că
RUРусский
атомная операция
a-to-mnaya o-pe-ra-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
atomär operation
a-to-mar o-pe-ra-tion
SWKiswahili
operesheni ya atom
o-pe-re-she-ni ya a-tom
THไทย
การดำเนินงานอะตอม
gaan-daen-neen-ngan a-tom
TLTL
atomik na operasyon
a-to-mik na o-pe-ra-syon
TRTürkçe
atomik işlem
a-to-mik is-lem
UKУкраїнська
атомна операція
a-tom-na o-pe-ra-tsi-ya
URاردو
عملية ذرية
amal-iya-dhari-ya
VITiếng Việt
hoạt động nguyên tử
hoat-dong ngu-yen-tu
ZUZU
isikhathi
i-si-ka-thi