Thread
Definition of Thread
Pronunciation: thrĕd | n. | 1. | A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber of a cord composed of multiple fibers. | | 2. | A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver; a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of bark. | | 3. | The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1. | | 4. | Something continued in a long course or tenor; a recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a discourse. | | 5. | Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. | | 6. | (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions within a program that runs at least in part independent of other actions within the program; - such threads are capable of being executed only in oprating systems permittnig multitasking. | | 7. | (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same topic; - messages in such a thread typically refer to a previous posting, thus allowing their identification as part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a user to follow a single such thread independent of the other postings to that newsgroup. | | v. t. | 1. | To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. | | 2. | To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.They would not thread the gates. - Shak. | | 3. | To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut. |
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