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The multiple threads of a given process may be executed [[concurrent computation|concurrently]] (via multithreading capabilities), sharing resources such as [[Shared memory (interprocess communication)|memory]], while different processes do not share these resources. In particular, the threads of a process share its executable code and the values of its [[Memory management#HEAP|dynamically allocated]] variables and non-[[thread-local storage|thread-local]] [[global variable]]s at any given time.

The implementation of threads and [[process (computing)|processes]] differs between operating systems. In ''[[Modern Operating Systems]]'', [[Andrew_SAndrew S._Tanenbaum Tanenbaum|Tanenbaum]] shows that many distinct models of process organization are possible.<ref name="tanenbaum199200">TANENBAUM,{{cite book |last=Tanenbaum |first=Andrew S. |author-link=Andrew S. Tanenbaum |title=Modern Operating Systems. |date=1992. |publisher=Prentice-Hall International Editions, ISBN |isbn=0-13-595752-4.}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=December 2022}}

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