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Thread facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts


Thread could mean:

  • A kind of thin yarn, thin fibers spun together, for sewing
  • Screw thread, a ridge running in a spiral down the length of a screw
  • Threaded discussion, a group of messages to a newsgroup, mailing list or Internet forum on a single topic
  • Thread (computer science), a sequence of instructions which may execute in parallel with other threads
  • Threads, a 1984 BBC docudrama concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield
  • Thread, a destructive mindless alien spore in the Dragonriders of Pern series of science fiction novels
  • "Threads", a Season 8 Stargate SG-1 episode
  • Thread (unit of measurement), a cotton yarn measurement, equal to 54 inches
  • Thread, a 1999 album by Wideawake
  • Thread, a sugar stage in candy cookery
  • Thread (business technology), a connection made to publicly record the quality of a business transaction

See also

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