Threads Glossary

Browse 3 threads terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Threads Terms

Concurrency: The ability of a system to handle multiple tasks that are in progress at the same time, though not necessarily executing simultaneously. Concurrency is about...
Runnable: A functional interface in Java (java.lang.Runnable) with a single void run() method, representing a unit of work that can be executed by a thread or executor....
Worker Thread: In Node.js, a worker_threads module API that spawns additional V8 isolates running in separate OS threads, sharing memory via SharedArrayBuffer and...