\pagebreak \chapter{The \code{parallel} Construct} \label{chap:parallel} The \code{parallel} construct can be used in coarse-grain parallel programs. In the following example, each thread in the \code{parallel} region decides what part of the global array \plc{x} to work on, based on the thread number: \cexample{parallel}{1c} \fexample{parallel}{1f}