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From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-28 08:48:31

Johan Torp <johan.torp_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Is a thread which has finished but hasn't been joined still a "thread of
> execution"?

Yes. It's a thread of execution that has finished. It only ceases to
exist once it has been joined with or detached: until then, it still
consumes OS resources.

Anthony 

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