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Why are user-level threads in Java called "green"? [duplicate]

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Green Threads vs Non Green Threads

Why are Java threads implemented at the user level in the JVM called "green threads"? Is it by analogy to environmentalism, meaning to suggest that they are less wasteful than OS threads, or something else?

EDIT: Some references to where the term is used:

  • Wikipedia
  • Java threads FAQ
  • Java documentation
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Ellen Spertus Avatar asked Feb 13 '12 20:02

Ellen Spertus


1 Answers

About green threads

This is just a name of the project (library) that was using this approach many years before

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Anton Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 10:09

Anton