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'''Thread Control Block''' (TCB) is a [[data structure]] in the [[operating system kernel]] containing the information needed to manage a particular process. The TCB is "the manifestation of a thread in an operating system".

Thread control block contain thread specific information such as

-[[Stack pointer]], PC, thread state (running, …), register values, a pointer to PCB, …

The Thread Control Block acts as a library of information about the [[Thread (computing)|Threads]] in a system. Specific information is stored in the Thread control block highlighting important information about each process.