Definizione monolingua

thread

thread (third-person singular simple present threads, present participle threading, simple past threaded, (archaic) thrid, past participle threaded, (archaic) thridden)

1. (transitive) To put thread through.

   thread a needle

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

   I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.

thread (plural threads)

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

   All of these essays have a common thread.

   I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.

3. A sequence of connections.
   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII

     I was pondering these things, when an incident, and a somewhat unexpected one, broke the thread of my musings.

   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21

     ""Let him go on. Do not interrupt him. He cannot go back, and maybe could not proceed at all if once he lost the thread of his thought.""

4. (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.
5. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
6. A helical ridge or groove, as on a screw.
7. The line midway between the banks of a stream.

Definizione dizionario thread

	filo
	theme or idea
	long, thin and flexible form of material

	filetto
	engineering: helical ridge or groove, as on a screw

	filo conduttore
	theme or idea

	forum
	internet: series of messages

	thread
	A type of object within a process that runs program instructions. Using multiple threads allows concurrent operations within a process and enables one process to run different parts of its program on different processors simultaneously. A thread has its own set of registers, its own kernel stack, a thread environment block, and a user stack in the address space of its process.

filamento

filato

filettare

filettatura

infilare

legare

matassa

refe

Altri significati:

computing: unit of execution

A helical ridge or groove, as on a screw.

(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.

(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

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

put thread through

(transitive) To put thread through.

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

(a) thread (of connection)

a ray or sliver (of hope)

A theme or idea.

A way for a program to fork (or split) itself into two or more simultaneously (or pseudo-simultaneously) running tasks. In general, a thread is contained inside a process and different threads in the same process share some resources while different processes do not. (source: Wikipedia)

to pass

The line midway between the banks of a stream.

A sequence of connections.