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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). | '''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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Revision as of 10:42, 4 February 2016
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).
Description
This is a property of a system –- this may be an individual program, a computer, or a 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
External Links
- Concurrent computing @ Wikipedia
