Link Processes

Look into processes linking with the help of a banking web application.

Process link

Processes in Elixir can be linked together, and Task processes are usually linked to the process that automatically started them. This link is called a process link. Process links have an important role when building concurrent and fault-tolerant applications. They help us immediately shut down parts of the system or even the whole system when needed. This prevents the application from running in a bad state. The following figure shows three processes linked together:

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