A mutable variable in the IO monad.
import GHC.Internal.Data.IORefr <- newIORef 0readIORef r0writeIORef r 1readIORef r1atomicWriteIORef r 2readIORef r2modifyIORef' r (+ 1)readIORef r3atomicModifyIORef' r (\a -> (a + 1, ()))readIORef r4
See also STRef and Control.Concurrent.MVar.MVar.