What is the meaning of Thread?

A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

A continued theme or idea.

A screw thread.

A sequence of connections.

The line midway between the banks of a stream.

A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.

A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

Composition; quality; fineness.

To put thread through.

To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).

To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.

To remove the hair using a thread.

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thread (series of messages)

thread (one of several units of execution running concurrently)

thread (series of grouped messages)

Source: wiktionary.org