Thread

The word thread has many meanings:

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• A thread is a kind of thin yarn, which is thin fibers spun together. It is used in manufacture of textiles and in sewing.
• "Thread" is another name for the blade of a propeller.
• A thread (computer science) is a sequence of instructions which may execute in parallel with other threads.
• A thread is a string of consecutive message postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or Internet forum.
• A thread in the Dragonriders of Pern series of science fiction novels is an extremely destructive mindless alien spore.
• A screw thread turns rotation into linear movement by means of a ridge running in a spiral down the length of a cylinder. A screw has a thread, as does a bolt on a nut (hardware).
• Threads was a 1984 BBC docudrama, concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield.
• Thread is the name of a band.

Thread related Images and Photos (experimental)

Hanging by a Thread (TVM) (2-Disc DVD)	Zwicky Embroidery Spool Thread Poster	Hanging By A Thread	Tinker Bell Thread and Thimble Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
Disney Fairies Tinker Bell Buttons and Thread Picture Frame	Puck Seated on a Spider's Thread	Dutch Woman at Her Spinning Wheel with Hanks of Thread at Her Feet	A Cross Made of Leaves and Sticks a Reel of Green Thread Beside It
Last Sinking of Sussex 1916. with Velvet and Silk Thread