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<p>In the <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> operating system, LinuxThreads was a partial implementation of <a href="/facts/POSIX_Threads/S8oH6pI9">POSIX Threads</a> introduced in 1996. The main developer of LinuxThreads was <a href="/facts/Xavier_Leroy/bkfT2DpR">Xavier Leroy</a>. It has been superseded by the <a href="/facts/Native_POSIX_Thread_Library/Lzy6AGgo">Native POSIX Thread Library</a> (NPTL). </p>