FSU Pthreads
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FSU Pthreads is an implementation
Implementation
Implementation is the realization of an application, or execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard, algorithm, or policy.-Computer Science:...

 of POSIX Threads
POSIX Threads
POSIX Threads, usually referred to as Pthreads, is a POSIX standard for threads. The standard, POSIX.1c, Threads extensions , defines an API for creating and manipulating threads....

, a standard for threads
Thread (computer science)
In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest unit of processing that can be scheduled by an operating system. The implementation of threads and processes differs from one operating system to another, but in most cases, a thread is contained inside a process...

, written for Ada
Ada (programming language)
Ada is a structured, statically typed, imperative, wide-spectrum, and object-oriented high-level computer programming language, extended from Pascal and other languages...

. It was developed by Ted Baker and his computer science students at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

 (FSU) for use in the Ada programming language. Baker received the 1999 SIGAda Award for Outstanding Ada Community Contributions for his development of FSU Pthreads and his other contributions to the Ada community.

FSU Pthreads is currently maintained by Frank Mueller, one of the original authors.

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