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[[File:Thread pool.svg|thumb|400px|A sample [[thread pool]] (green boxes) with waiting '''tasks''' (blue) and completed '''tasks''' (yellow)]]
In [[computers|computing]], a '''task''' is a unit of [[execution (computing)|execution]]. In some [[operating system]]s, a task is synonymous with a [[process (computing)|process]], and in others with a [[thread (computing)|thread]]. In [[batch processing]] computer systems, a task is a unit of execution within a [[job (computing)|job]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/task|title=What is task? - Definition from WhatIs.com|work=WhatIs.com|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liutilities.com/articles/what-are-computer-processes/#.VXn8h0b7LDc|title=What are computer processes?|work=liutilities.com|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref>
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