Definitions for "Pthread"
Keywords:  posix, kthread, irix, thread, shorthand
A thread that conforms to the POSIX Threads Programming Model.
thread of a user program, created and controlled using the POSIX 1003.1c standard interface. An alternative to parallelization using multiple IRIX processes. Not related in any way to kthread.
Shorthand for Posix or Single Unix Specification Threads. As in `the interfaces described in this document are based on the Posix standard (ANSI/IEEE Standard 1003.1, 1996 Edition OR ISO/IEC 9945-1: 1996) and the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2, 1997'