Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: eugene@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Subject: Re: What is a barrier?
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035
Date: 15 Sep 1995 15:03:29 GMT
Message-ID: <43c4k1$5em@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>

Basically, it's a synchronization point (p() whatever you want to call
it) in an algorithm or code.

