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title: Threads
TARGET DECK: Obsidian::STEM
FILE TAGS: threads
tags:
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## Overview

**Thread-Local Storage** (TLS) is a memory management method that uses static or global memory local to a thread. In C17, the keyword `_Thread_local` is used for defining thread-local variables.

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In the context of memory management, what is TLS an acronym for?
Back: **T**hread-**L**ocal **S**torage.
Reference: “Thread-Local Storage,” in _Wikipedia_, October 21, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage&oldid=1252543227).
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What storage class specifier is used to modify TLS?
Back: `_Thread_local`
Reference: “Thread-Local Storage,” in _Wikipedia_, October 21, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage&oldid=1252543227).
Tags: c17
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Basic
What is thread-local storage?
Back: A memory management method that uses static or global memory local to a thread.
Reference: “Thread-Local Storage,” in _Wikipedia_, October 21, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage&oldid=1252543227).
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## Bibliography

* “Thread-Local Storage,” in _Wikipedia_, October 21, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thread-local_storage&oldid=1252543227).