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*A '''thread''' is a large number of very thin fibers spun together, used in the manufacture of [[textile]]s and in [[sewing]]. See [[yarn]]. |
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*The blades of a [[propeller]] are also called "threads". |
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*The term "thread" is used in [[computer science]] as well, where it is short for "thread of execution". See [[Thread (computer science)]]. |
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*A string of consecutive message postings to a [[newsgroup]], [[mailing list]] or [[Internet forum]] are also known as a '''thread'''. |
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*In [[fiction]], '''Thread''' is an extremely destructive mindless alien spore that appears throughout [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s [[Dragonriders of Pern]] series. See [[Thread (Pern)]]. |
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*'''Thread''' is a left-wing publication at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. http://www.threadonline.net |
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*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 (hardware)|nut]],also see: |
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**[[Screw thread]] |
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**[[Unified Thread Standard]] (UTS) |
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**[[National Thread Form]] |
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**[[Acme Thread Form]] |
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**[[Butress Thread Form]] |
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**[[Class 5 Interference-Fit Thread Form]] |
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**[[National Pipe Thread Form]] |
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**[[Dryseal Pipe Threads Form]] |
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**[[Hose Coupling Screw Thread Form]] |
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**[[Metric: M Profile Thread Form]] |
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**[[Metric: MJ Profile Thread Form]] |
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**[[Microscope Objective Thread]] |
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**[[metrication]] |
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**[[Joseph Whitworth]] |
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[[de:Gewinde]] |
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[[fr:Enfilade]] |
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[[nl:Draad]] |
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[[ja:スレッド]] |
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Revision as of 05:50, 16 May 2005
- REDIRECT [[Thread_(disambiguation)]