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'''Concurrent computing''' is a form of [[computing]] in which several computations are executing during overlapping time periods -- concurrently -- instead of sequentially (one completing before the next starts).

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== Description ==

This is a property of a system –- this may be an individual [[Computer program|program]], a [[computer]], or a [[Computer network|network]] –- and there is a separate execution point or "thread of control" for each computation ("process"). 

A concurrent system is one where a computation can make progress without waiting for all other computations to complete –- where more than one computation can make progress at "the same time".

== See also ==

* [[Computing]]
* [[Parallel computing]]

== External Links ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_computing Concurrent computing] @ Wikipedia