actors.md (302B)
1 # Actors 2 3 # What are actors? 4 5 Basic definition in the context of tokio in rust: 6 7 An actor is **a background task** that uses **message passing channels** to 8 communicate with the rest of the program. 9 10 [Actors with Tokio - a lesson in ownership - Alice Ryhl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTXuGRP1ee4)