👉 In computer science, a semaphore (or semaphore) is an object that represents a shared resource in a program. It's used for synchronization and communication between threads or processes, where multiple threads can request to acquire a resource before it becomes available. The term "semaphored" refers to the process of releasing a semaphore once all its resources have been acquired by other threads. This ensures that only one thread at a time has access to the semaphore, preventing any potential race conditions and ensuring that each thread