I think process is a great name. Keep in mind there are architectures where the BEAM VM runs without a traditional OS below it. Before: Physical Machine (x86)

I think process is a great name. Keep in mind there are architectures where the BEAM VM runs without a traditional OS below it. Before: Physical Machine (x86) + x86 VM + Hypervisor + OS + BEAM After: Physical Machine (x86) + x86 VM + Hypervisor + BEAM Eventually we might get down to: Physical Machine (ARM) + BEAM The hypervisor has domains, the OS has processes, and the BEAM VM also has processes. Why introduce yet another name?