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How does Rust enforce thread safety using Send and Sync traits at compile time?
Updated May 24, 2026
Short answer
Send enables cross-thread ownership transfer; Sync enables safe shared references.
Deep explanation
Compiler ensures types with interior mutability cannot be shared unsafely. This eliminates data races entirely in safe Rust.
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