File locking - The process of obtaining an exclusive lock on a file over a network.

文件锁定——通过网络获取文件排它锁定的过程。

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Unlike locking, volatile operations will never block, so volatiles offer some scalability advantages over locking in the cases where they can be used safely.

volatile操作不会像锁一样造成阻塞，因此，在能够安全使用volatile的情况下，volatile可以提供一些优于锁的可伸缩特性。

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In situations where reads greatly outnumber writes, volatile variables may also provide a performance advantage over locking.

在某些情况下，如果读操作远远大于写操作，volatile变量还可以提供优于锁的性能优势。

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