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Thread

• A thread is a large number of very thin fibers spun together, used in the manufacture of textiles and in sewing. See yarn.
• The blades of a propeller are also called "threads".
• The term "thread" is used in computer science as well, where it is short for "thread of execution". See Thread (computer science).
• A string of consecutive message postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or Internet forum are also known as a thread.
• In fiction, Thread is an extremely destructive mindless alien spore that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. See Thread (Pern).
• In hardware, a screw thread is a system used to turn rotational movement into linear movement with a geometric form similar to an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. Examples include a screw, two segments of a hose, or a bolt to a nut,also see:
• Screw thread
• Unified Thread Standard (UTS)
• National Thread Form
• Acme Thread Form
• Butress Thread Form
• Class 5 Interference-Fit Thread Form
• National Pipe Thread Form
• Dryseal Pipe Threads Form
• Hose Coupling Screw Thread Form
• Microscope Objective Thread
• metrication
• Joseph Whitworth
• Thread is a left-wing publication at Duke University, North Carolina, USA.

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