| NOUN | process | instruction execution, execution | (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer |
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| Meaning | (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. | |
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| Synonym | execution | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Part of | data processing | (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information |
| Narrower | batch processing | The serial execution of computer programs |
| multiprogramming, concurrent execution | The execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer | |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Spanish | ejecución | |
| Catalan | execució | |
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