bpo-36794: Document that Lock.acquire is fair. by hniksic · Pull Request #13082 · python/cpython (original) (raw)

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The term fair is widely used in this meaning across programming languages, e.g. kotlin, java, golang, c++, Python.

The idea is to use the technical term to help people already familiar with the concept, and also explain it in the rest of the sentence. That kind of usage doesn't hinder understanding, and it can even help the reader when encountering the term later.