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[[Category:Encyclopedia]]A '''process''' is an instance of a computer program. This is not to be confused with a [[thread]], which is a section of code which runs concurrently with other sections of code, or a program, which is a list of instructions. |
[[Category:Encyclopedia]]A '''process''' is an instance of a computer program. This is not to be confused with a [[thread]], which is a section of code which runs concurrently with other sections of code, or a program, which is a list of instructions. Threads are technically part of a process. For instance, in a [[Java]] GUI program, many GUI actions are handled on a separate thread from the rest of the program, but it all still runs in a single process. |
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A process is an instance of a computer program. This is not to be confused with a thread, which is a section of code which runs concurrently with other sections of code, or a program, which is a list of instructions. Threads are technically part of a process. For instance, in a Java GUI program, many GUI actions are handled on a separate thread from the rest of the program, but it all still runs in a single process.