Process by which a computer or a virtual machine performs the instructions of a computer program
Also known as program execution · running · code execution · executing code · running code
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In computing, execution is a process by which a computer program is read by a computer and the computer performs the actions encoded in the program. As the processor follows the program instructions, effects are produced in accordance with the semantics of those instructions. The term run is generally synonymous with execute. The act of starting execution is often called launching or invoking in addition to executing and running.