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A '''Process''' is an instance of an [[Applications|application]] currently being executed on a machine.
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A '''Process''' is an instance of an [[application]] currently being executed on a machine.
  
 
Processes may hold a single, or multiple threads through a programming practice called multithreading.
 
Processes may hold a single, or multiple threads through a programming practice called multithreading.

Revision as of 05:40, 2 May 2012

Definition

A Process is an instance of an application currently being executed on a machine.

Processes may hold a single, or multiple threads through a programming practice called multithreading.