Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green thread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: green thread
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thread of execution that is scheduled by a virtual machine, not natively by the underlying operating system.

Example Sentences

"This is an example of M:N threading. Many tasks can run concurrently on one OS thread. Fibers and green threads are often referred to as stackful coroutines."

Etymology

First used in an early version of the Java programming language (1997–2000).

Inflected Forms

green threads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

coroutine fiber

Questions

What does green thread mean?: A thread of execution that is scheduled by a virtual machine, not natively by the underlying operating system.
Where does green thread come from?: First used in an early version of the Java programming language (1997–2000).

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