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| l | Threads allow
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| – | Useful for GUI’s
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something else |
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| – | Handling slow IO
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| l | Threads are
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| l | Java Supports
threads by: |
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for Threads in language |
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| – | Library routines
that support multi-threading |
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| l | But not all, in
particular swing, see documentation |
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