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protothread

protothread noun: a lightweight stackless thread used in concurrent programming.

Noun

protothread (plural protothreads)

  1. A lightweight stackless thread used in concurrent programming.

Forms of protothread

pluralprotothreads

Origin of protothread

From proto- + thread.

Questions about protothread

What does protothread mean?
Protothread means a lightweight stackless thread used in concurrent programming.
What part of speech is protothread?
Protothread is a noun.
What is the plural of protothread?
The plural of protothread is protothreads.

Words near protothread in the dictionary

  1. prototherial
  2. prototherian
  3. prototherians
  4. protothetic
  5. protothetics
  6. protothread
  7. protothreads
  8. Protothyes
  9. prototile
  10. prototiles
  11. prototokoronin

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