atomic

/əˈtɔm.ɪk//əˈtɒm.ɪk//əˈtɑː.mɪk/

noun

  1. 1

    An atomic operation.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.

    A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted.
  2. 2

    Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

    We built a small atomic bomb in the garage.
  3. 3

    Infinitesimally small.

    The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic.
  4. 4

    Unable to be split or made any smaller.

    A bit is an atomic item of data.
  5. 5

    Of an operation: guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.

    In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic.
  6. 6

    (of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.

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