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Task (computing)

In computing, a task is a unit of execution or a unit of work. The term is ambiguous; precise alternative terms include process, light-weight process, thread (for execution), step, request, or query (for work). In the adjacent diagram, there are queues of incoming work to do and outgoing completed work, and a thread pool of threads to perform this work.…

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Task (computing)

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples0
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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task work process unit tasks execution term job thread threads request ibm sense one light-weight step incoming completed perform multiprogramming

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