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CONCURRENT PROCESSES [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

Process that may execute in parallel on multiple processors or asynchronously on a single processor.

OBS

Concurrent processes may interact with each other, and one process may suspend execution pending receipt of information from another process or the occurrence of an external event.

OBS

Contrast with sequential processes.

OBS

concurrent: term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Opérations pouvant être exécutées parallèlement sur plusieurs processeurs ou de façon asynchrone sur un seul processeur.

OBS

Les opérations exécutées en simultanéité peuvent agir réciproquement les unes sur les autres, et une opération peut interrompre temporairement l'exécution d'un travail durant la réception d'informations provenant d'un autre traitement ou à l'occasion d'un événement externe quelconque.

OBS

Antonyme de processus séquentiels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
DEF

Procesos que se ejecutan concurrentemente, es decir, en multiprogramación.

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