title: What are atomic operations for newbies?
body: <p>I am a newbie to operating systems and every answer I've found on Stackoverflow is so complicated that I am unable to understand. Can someone provide an explanation for what is an </p>
  
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    <p>atomic operation</p>
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  <p>For a newbie?</p>
  
  <p><strong>My understanding:</strong> My understanding is that <code>atomic operation</code> means it executes fully with <strong>no interruption</strong>? Ie, it is a <strong>blocking</strong> operation with no scope of interruption?</p>