Word: protothreads
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
th
reads
Definition: Plural of protothread. A lightweight stackless thread used in concurrent programming.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: thread
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).