threadedruntime

noun

UK /ˈθrɛdɪd ˈrʌntaɪm/

US /ˈθrɛdɪd ˈrʌntaɪm/

A threaded runtime is a part of a computer program that lets it do many jobs at the same time.

The game loaded faster after the developers switched to a threaded runtime.

SYNONYMS

multithreaded runtime concurrent runtime parallel execution environment threaded execution engine

RELATED WORDS

thread concurrency runtime environment multithreading scheduler

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software library that manages multiple threads of execution within one process.

The threaded runtime scheduled each worker thread across the available CPU cores.

3. The support layer that provides thread creation and synchronization for a programming language.

Java's threaded runtime handles thread pools behind the scenes.

4. A configuration of an interpreter or virtual machine that enables parallel task execution.

Enabling the threaded runtime improved the server's request handling.

5. The period during which a program runs while using multiple threads.

Errors in the threaded runtime appeared only under heavy load.