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Thread

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, thread means: A sequence of execution within a process that can run alongside other sequences while sharing some process resources.

In Turkish: iş parçacığı

How it is used

Used in concurrency, background processing and performance debugging. Threads in one process commonly share memory, which creates coordination needs.

Example sentences

  1. A worker thread compresses the image while the main thread handles input.

  2. The thread waits until another operation releases the lock.

Common collocations

  • worker thread
  • thread synchronization
  • thread pool
  • mutexA synchronization mechanism that allows only one cooperating execution context at a time to enter a protected section.
  • race conditionA situation in which a program's result depends on the timing or ordering of operations that may run concurrently.
  • main threadThe thread on which an app draws its interface and handles user input; if slow work runs there, the app freezes and stops responding.

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