Thread 45300 221931769 2008-06-26T19:14:28Z WLU 2118749 MOS:DAB, removing per [[WP:NOT#DICTIONARY]] {{wiktionarypar|thread}} A '''thread''' is a kind of thin [[yarn]] used for textiles and sewing. Thread may also refer to: *[[Thread (unit of measurement)]], a cotton [[yarn]] measure, equal to 54 inches *[[Threaded discussion]], a group of messages or postings 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 *[[Screw thread]], which turns rotation into linear movement, by a ridge running in a spiral down the length of a cylinder *''[[Threads]]'', a 1984 BBC television movie concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield, UK *[[Thread (Pern)]], a destructive mindless alien spore in the Dragonriders of Pern series of science fiction novels *[[Threads (Stargate SG-1)]], a Season 8 Stargate SG-1 episode *Thread, a 1999 album by [[Wideawake]] *''Thread'', a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book ''[[Babel (book)|Babel]]'' {{disambig}} [[de:Thread]] [[es:Hilo (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Thread (homonymie)]] [[it:Thread]] [[nl:Draad]] [[ja:スレッド]] [[no:Tråd]] [[simple:Thread]] [[fi:Lanka]] [[sv:Tråd (olika betydelser)]] [[cs:Nit]]