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WaitHandle.Dispose – diposing is not necessary
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From [WaitHandle.Dispose Method](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.threading.waithandle.dispose?view=net-6.0#System_Threading_WaitHandle_Dispose)
> Note
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> Always call Close or Dispose() before you release your last reference to the WaitHandle. Otherwise, the resources it is using will not be freed.
While fact that `WaitHandle` uses `SafeWaitHandle` that will be finalized when `Dispose` not called is implementation detail, I guess this note better avoid direct lying. I cannot tell for previous version though.
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