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| 2 | \longnewglossaryentry{uthread}
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| 3 | {name={user-level thread}}
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| 4 | {
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| 5 | Threads created and managed inside user-space. Each thread has its own stack and its own thread of execution. User-level threads are insisible to the underlying operating system.
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| 7 | \textit{Synonyms : User threads, Lightweight threads, Green threads, Virtual threads, Tasks.}
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| 8 | }
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| 10 | \longnewglossaryentry{kthread}
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| 11 | {name={kernel-level thread}}
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| 12 | {
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| 13 | Threads created and managed inside kernel-space. Each thread has its own stack and its own thread of execution. Kernel-level threads are owned, managed and scheduled by the underlying operating system.
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| 15 | \textit{Synonyms : OS threads, Hardware threads, Physical threads.}
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| 16 | }
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| 18 | \longnewglossaryentry{fiber}
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| 19 | {name={fiber}}
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| 20 | {
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| 21 | Fibers are non-preemptive user-level threads. They share most of the caracteristics of user-level threads except that they cannot be preempted by an other fiber.
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| 23 | \textit{Synonyms : Tasks.}
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| 24 | }
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| 26 | \longnewglossaryentry{job}
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| 27 | {name={job}}
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| 28 | {
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| 29 | Unit of work, often send to a thread pool or worker pool to be executed. Has neither its own stack or its own thread of execution.
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| 31 | \textit{Synonyms : Tasks.}
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| 32 | }
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