Difference between process and threads

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What is the difference between process and thread

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Threads differ from traditional multitasking operating system processes in that:

• processes are typically independent, while threads exist as subsets of a process

• processes carry considerable state information, whereas multiple threads within a process share state as well as memory and other resources

• processes have separate address spaces, whereas threads share their address space

• processes interact only through system-provided inter-process communication mechanisms.

• Context switching between threads in the same process is typically faster than context switching between processes.