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+# Threads
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+In most current operating systems, an executed program's code is run in a process, and the operating system manages multiple processes at once.
+Within your program, you can also have independent parts that run simultaneously. The features that run these independent parts are called threads.
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+## Further information
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+- [Dining Philosophers example](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.4.0/book/dining-philosophers.html)
+- [Using Threads to Run Code Simultaneously](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch16-01-threads.html)
+- [Using Message Passing to Transfer Data Between Threads](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch16-02-message-passing.html)