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title: "What is the purpose of synchronization functions like barrier() in OpenCL?"  
description: "What is the purpose of synchronization functions like barrier() in OpenCL?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-06-29  
updated: 2026-06-29  
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# What is the purpose of synchronization functions like barrier() in OpenCL?


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