Thread
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- A thread is a large number of very thin fibers spun together, used in the manufacture of textiles and in sewing. See yarn.
- Threads is a 1984 BBC drama, concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield.
- 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 is 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).
- Thread is a left-wing publication at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. http://www.threadonline.net
- 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
- Metric: M Profile Thread Form
- Metric: MJ Profile Thread Form
- Microscope Objective Thread
- metrication
- Joseph Whitworth
