Wikipedia: History of Context switch

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A context switch is the process of storing and restoring the state of a CPU (the context) such that multiple processes can share a single CPU resource. The context switch is an essential feature of a multitasking operating system.

A context switch is the computing process of storing and restoring the state of a CPU (the context) such that multiple processes can share a single CPU resource. The context switch is an essential feature of a multitasking operating system.

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