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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.

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

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[[Category:Memory management]]

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