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virtual thread

A cheap thread managed by the JVM that frees its carrier while it waits.

A java.lang.Thread scheduled by the JVM onto carrier threads (final in Java 21, JEP 444); blocking unmounts it so its carrier can run others; created per task with Thread.ofVirtual() or Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor(), always daemon, never pooled.

See also

carrier thread platform thread pinning
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