Concurrency (computer science)

"Concurrent computer" redirects here. For the company, see Concurrent Computer Corporation.
For a more practical discussion, see Concurrent computing. For other uses, see Concurrency (disambiguation).

In computer science, concurrency refers to the ability of a system to execute multiple tasks through simultaneous execution or time-sharing (context switching), sharing resources and managing interactions. Concurrency improves responsiveness, throughput, and scalability in modern computing, including:

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