Explain the difference between thread and process in an operating syst

Explain the difference between thread and process in an operating system?

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S.no	THREAD	PROCESS
1.	RUNS in a shared memory space and uses shared system resources.	Each process runs in a separate memory space and PROVIDES the required resources
2.	Simple, the small task can be categorized as a thread.	A COMPLEX task that has at least one thread of execution. There can be MULTIPLE concurrent THREADS in a process.
3.	Context switching between threads is easier	Context switching is more time-consuming