Glossary#
- Unit of Execution#
The smallest schedulable entity that can be managed by the runtime environment.
- Thread#
A single sequence of instructions that is the primary unit of execution on most systems.
- Process#
A unit of execution with at least one thread and its own isolated virtual memory space and resource pool.
- Participant#
A unit of execution participating in communication.
- Concept#
Components with uniform abstract behaviour that provide domain-specific functionality.
- Deployment#
A configurable set of concept implementations. Examples include
LocalandIpc.