In ALGOL 68, the Linux kernel,Linux Kernel hacking HOWTO LinuxGrill.com and in some English textbooks, the V and P operations are called, respectively, up and down. In software engineering practice, they are often called signal and wait, release and acquire (standard Java library), or post and pend. Some texts call them vacate and procure to match the original Dutch initials.
In ALGOL 68, the Linux kernel,Linux Kernel hacking HOWTO LinuxGrill.com and in some English textbooks, the V and P operations are called respectively, up and down. In software engineering practice, they are often called signal and wait, release and acquire (standard Java library) or post and pend. Some texts call them vacate and procure to match the original Dutch initials.