POSIX Threads

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POSIX Threads is a POSIX standard for threads. The standard defines an API for creating and manipulating threads.

Libraries implementing the POSIX Threads standard are often named Pthreads. Pthreads are most commonly used on POSIX systems such as Linux and Unix, but Microsoft Windows implementations also exist. (Note: in text, Pthreads is written with an upper-case P.)

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