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== Multiprogramming ==
In any modern operating system there can be more than one instance of a [[computer program|program]] loaded in memory at the same time. For example, more than one user could be executing the same program, each user having separate copies of the program loaded into memory. With some programs, it is possible to have one copy loaded into memory, while several users have shared access to it so that they each can execute the same program-code. Such a program is said to be [[Reentrant (subroutine)|re-entrant]].{{Relevance inline|date=November 2023}} The [[central processing unit|processor]] at any instant can only be executing one instruction from one program but several processes can be sustained over a period of time by assigning each process to the processor at intervals while the remainder become temporarily inactive. A number of processes being executed over a period of time instead of at the same time is called [[Concurrent computing|concurrent execution]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}
A [[multiprogramming]] or [[Computer multitasking|multitasking]] OS is a system executing many processes concurrently. Multiprogramming requires that the processor be allocated to each process for a period of time and de-allocated at an appropriate moment. If the processor is de-allocated during the execution of a process, it must be done in such a way that it can be restarted later as easily as possible.
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