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What is a Thread as applied in Computer Science?
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In Computer Science (Computing/Parallel Computing) a thread is the smallest unit of process that can be performed in an operating system. In most modern operating systems, a thread exists within a process - that is, a single process may contain multiple threads (multi-threading).
While multi-tasking can be viewed as computer execution that allows processes to run concurrently, multi-threading allows sub-processes to run concurrently.
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https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2 ... ng-systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computing)
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/thread
See also a thread as a set of CPU's register values: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5201 ... ead-really
While multi-tasking can be viewed as computer execution that allows processes to run concurrently, multi-threading allows sub-processes to run concurrently.
Read more:
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2 ... ng-systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computing)
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/thread
See also a thread as a set of CPU's register values: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5201 ... ead-really
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