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[section:overview Overview]
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__boost_thread__ enables the use of multiple threads of execution with shared data in portable C++ code. It provides classes and
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functions for managing the threads themselves, along with others for synchronizing data between the threads or providing separate
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copies of data specific to individual threads.
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The __boost_thread__ library was originally written and designed by William E. Kempf. This version is a major rewrite designed to
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closely follow the proposals presented to the C++ Standards Committee, in particular
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[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2497.html N2497],
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[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2320.html N2320],
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[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2184.html N2184],
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[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n2139.html N2139], and
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[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n2094.html N2094]
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[endsect]
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