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So is it sort of like how we use 'atomic' to mean a single discrete operation in programming?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability



Yes. The name "atom" literally meant "indivisible" in its original greek form. It's fitting for computations that go on undisturbed until completion.




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