green thread en · NOUN
Etymology
First used in an early version of the Java programming language (1997–2000).
Meanings
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A thread of execution that is scheduled by a virtual machine, not natively by the underlying operating system.
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.
2024, Carl Fredrik Samson, Asynchronous Programming in Rust […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| green threads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |