| C# | COBOL | 
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                              					 // Synchronize on an object's monitor, in this case
// the current object
lock (this)
{
    // The code here is synchronized
} 
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                              					 *> Synchronize on an object's monitor, in this case *> the current object sync on self *> The code here is synchronized end-sync  |