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A comment on Ask HN: Some examples of parallel but not concurrent processing.
Parallel means division of a task into separate parts which execute at the same instant in time.
Concurrent means separate task with overlapping lifetimes.
Parallel is contrasted with single threads of execution. And concurrent should be contrasted with serialization of task lifetimes.
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Parallel means division of a task into separate parts which execute at the same instant in time.
Concurrent means separate task with overlapping lifetimes.
Parallel is contrasted with single threads of execution. And concurrent should be contrasted with serialization of task lifetimes.