 delegates the execution of the expensive
operation to a totally different R process, so that the original R
process can move on.</p>
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<h2>Choosing a launch method</h2>
<p>There are several different methods we could use for launching R
processes or attaching to existing R processes, and each method has its
own advantages, disadvantages, limitations, and requirements. Rather
than prescribing a single method, the <code>future</code> package
pro