Task

Definitions

1. A unit of work that can be scheduled and executed, often asynchronously. In modern runtimes, tasks are lighter than threads and managed by an executor or event loop.

   In plain English: A chunk of work the computer can schedule and run, often alongside other chunks, without waiting for each one to finish before starting the next.

   Example: "Spawn a task for each incoming request instead of blocking the main thread."

Related Terms

• Coroutine
• Event Loop
• Fiber
• Future
• Promise
• Work Stealing
• OS Thread
• Preemptive Scheduling
• Promise.all
• Time Slice
• Timer
• Async Pool