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In computing, an Alien thread in a multi-processor system is a thread of program execution executed by one processor on behalf of the processes running in another processor.


References

  • Federico Meza, Jorge Pérez R., Yadran Eterovic (2005). "Implementing Distributed Mutual Exclusion on Multithreaded Environments: The Alien-Threads Approach" (PDF). International Symposium and School on Advanced Distributed Systems (LNCS vol. 3563). Guadalajara, Mexico. pp. 51–62. doi:10.1007/11533962_6. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)