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•Take a Swing! Problem 4—What is a thread-safe function? Answer: A thread-safe function is one that can safely be called from a thread. Such a function must be reentrant and any global data accessed by the function that might be modified by another thread must be accessed using a process synchronization mechanism. 2-00 For questions or comments about Test Your EQ, e-mail eq@circuitcellar.com.