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{{About| the definition of the term 'programming model'| classification of programming languages| Programming paradigm}}

A '''Programming Model''', refers to the style of programming where execution is invoked by making what appear to be [[Programming library|library]] calls. Examples include the [[POSIX Thread]] library and Hadoop's [[MapreduceMapReduce]].<ref>{{cite web

| url = https://www.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/hadoop/mapreduce/

| title = What is MapreduceMapReduce

| author = IBM

}}</ref> In both cases, the [[execution model]] is different from that of the base language in which the code is written. For example, the [[C programming language]] has no execution model for thread behavior. But thread behavior can be invoked from C syntax, by making, what appears to be, a call to a normal C library.