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'''Code space''' may refer to:

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In [[computer programming]], '''code space''' is the [[memory]] segment in the main memory allocated to a process to store the code in execution.

* Code space, where [[machine code]] is stored in memory address space

In [[multi-threading]] environment, [[threads]] share code space along with data space, which reduces the overhead of [[context switching]] considerably as compared to [[Process (computing)|process]] switching.

* Code space or codespace, the range of [[code point]]s for a character encoding

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== See also ==

* [[Address space]]

[[Category:Memory management]]

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