volatile Keyword

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The Question

What is the volatile keyword in Java?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• reads/writes from main memory not cache
• ensures visibility across threads
• prevents caching
• not suitable for compound operations like count++
• use AtomicInteger for atomicity

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