What is the difference between linearizability and serializability?

Question

What is the difference between linearizability and serializability (in the context of Java)? Can you please explain the difference between these with an example or provide a goo

Answer 1

Check Wikipedia's explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability#Linearizability_versus_serializability

It can also be a bit confusing because we also use the term serialize to refer to converting a class into data stream for storage or network transmission.