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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index 0fa827188..fab733878 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -509,3 +509,15 @@ Glossary :mod:`repoze.bfg` provides a default implementation of a forbidden view; it can be overridden. See :ref:`changing_the_forbidden_view`. + Thread Local + A thread-local variable is one which is essentially a global + variable in terms of how it is accessed and treated, however, + each `thread + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computer_science)>` used by + the application may have a different value for this same "global" + variable. :mod:`repoze.bfg` uses a small number of thread local + variables, as described in :ref:`threadlocals_chapter`. See also + the `threading.local documentation + <http://docs.python.org/library/threading.html#threading.local>` + for more information. + |