This function places an advisory lock on a shared variable, or referenced object contained inTHING until the lock goes out of scope.
lock() is a "weak keyword" : this means that if you've defined a function by this name (before any calls to it), that function will be called instead. (However, if you've saiduse threads, lock() is always a keyword.) Seethreads.
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