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Title:	CON33-C. Avoid race conditions when using library functions
Author:	Aditya Mahendrakar	Nov 05, 2009
Last Changed by:	Richard W. Laughlin	May 29, 2025
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Time	Editor
May 29, 2025 10:21	Richard W. Laughlin	View Changes
Removed references to Annex K.
May 05, 2025 09:35	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Dec 12, 2024 01:42	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
Nov 14, 2024 09:19	Caden Milne	View Changes
Updated references from C11->C23
Nov 14, 2024 09:18	Caden Milne

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