Thread (1032 bytes)
1: * A '''thread''' is a large number of very thin fibers spun tog...
2: * The blades of a [[propeller]] are also called "threads".
3: ...here it is short for "thread of execution". See [[Thread (computer science)]].
4: ... list]] or other [[forum]] are also known as a '''thread'''.
5: ...ffrey]]'s [[Dragonriders of Pern]] series. See [[Thread (Pern)]].

AN thread (1770 bytes)
1: The '''AN thread''' is a particular type of fitting used to connec...
3: ...hickness. Each AN size also uses its own standard thread size.
44: <td><b>SAE Thread Size</b></td>
61: <td><b>Pipe Thread Size (NPT)</b></td>
81: *[[National pipe thread]]

A Common Thread (1273 bytes)
1: '''''A Common Thread''''' (''Brodeuses'') is a [[2004]] [[Cinema of Fr...
8: ...h by stitch, as Claire's belly grows rounder, the threads of embroidery create a filial bond between the t...
13: *{{imdb title|id=0387892|title=A Common Thread}}
15: ...Common Thread, A]] [[Category:French films|Common Thread, A]]

Thread mode (897 bytes)
1: ...on tool]] for discussion in such a way that the [[thread]]s of the discussion are preserved within the doc...
3: [[Wikipedia]] pages that use thread mode include the [[Wikipedia:village pump|village...
8: Thread mode allows for freeform discussion on a Wiki, wi...
15: .../cgi-bin/mb.pl?ThreadMode MeatBall description of thread mode]
16: *[http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ThreadMode Another more complete discussion of thead mod...

Thread Hijacking (393 bytes)
1: ...t of taking a [[Internet_forum|forum]] discussion thread wildly [[Off_topic|off topic]] in the space of a ...
3: ...sion responding to a throwaway remark, taking the thread off at a tangent to the original subject matter.

Security thread (709 bytes)
1: ...erfeiting]], consisting of a thin ribbon which is thread through the note's paper.
7: ...ee one continuous line. Also, check that a metal thread really has its metallic shine.

Gold Thread (393 bytes)
1: '''Gold Thread''' is an [[herb]] found in the [[Himalaya]]n regi...
3: ...te, and relieve inflammation of the stomach. Gold Thread is also employed to assist the treatment of alcoh...

Thread (Pern) (1417 bytes)
1: ... its sun ([[Rukbat]], in the Sagittarian sector). Thread can reach Pern for about 50 Turns while the Red S...
3: ...at it touches. A burn caused by thread is called "threadscore".
5: ...ho flame the thread in midair before it can land. Thread drowns if it lands in a body of water, and it can...

Thread-safe (4192 bytes)
1: ...[multi-threaded]] programs. A piece of code is ''thread-safe'' if it is [[reentrant]] or protected from m...
3: ...iolates the [[principle of least astonishment]]. Thread-safety is a property aimed for so as to minimize ...
5: ...a shared piece of data to be accessed by only one thread at any given time.
7: It is not easy to determine if a piece of code is thread-safe or not. However, there are several indicato...
14: ...in C compiler circles) is [[reentrant]], and thus thread-safe.

Thread-level parallelism (415 bytes)
1: ...ercial servers such as databases. By running many threads at once, these applications are able to tolerate...

Thread (computer science) (24330 bytes)
1: ...s by analogy with the way that a number of [[yarn|threads]] are interwoven to make a piece of fabric).
3: A common use of threads is having one thread paying attention to the [[graphical user interfac...
6: ...ter (computing)|interpreter]] or the [[CPU]]. Two threaded code languages are [[Forth programming language...
8: == Threads compared with processes ==
10: ...indows NT]] and [[OS/2]] are said to have "cheap" threads and "expensive" processes, while in other operat...

Drawn thread work (5140 bytes)
1: ...f [[counted-thread embroidery]] based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even...
2: ...ery]] because it was traditionally done in white thread on white fabric and is often combined with other ...
6: ...ing gone fancy and more elaborate styles of drawn thread work isn't always clear.
8: ...y weaving patterns into the barelaid warp or weft threads. This is often used for decorative boarders and ...
10: ...of wrapping the remaining threads with embroidery thread to secure them and then weaving patterns into tha...

National pipe thread (1113 bytes)
1: ...hread''' (NPT) is a [[U.S.]] standard for tapered threads, originally used to join [[steel]] or [[brass]] ...
3: ...ize. Schedule 80 pipe has thicker walls, but the thread profile remains the same, so the inside diameter ...
5: These threads are now used in materials other than steel and b...
9: * [[AN thread]]
11: * [[Threaded pipe]]

Thread pool pattern (861 bytes)
1: ...he queue until all tasks have been completed. The thread can then terminate, or sleep until there are new ...
3: The number of threads used (N) is a parameter that can be tuned to pro...
5: ...over creating a new thread for each task, is that thread creation and destruction overhead is negated, whi...
7: ...enting this pattern, the programmer should ensure thread-safety of the queue.

Unified Thread Standard (1330 bytes)
1: ...ndard''' or '''UTS''' are [[standard]]s for screw threads used in the above countries with the hope they w...
8: [[Joseph Whitworth]] for another type of wire thread

Counted-thread embroidery (509 bytes)
1: ... a symmetrical image as both warp and weft fabric threads are evenly spaced.
3: The opposite of counted-thread embroidery is [[free embroidery]].
5: Among the counted-thread embroidery techniques are:

Native POSIX Thread Library (1564 bytes)
1: ...o use [[POSIX]]-style [[Thread (computer science)|threads]] very fast.
3: In tests, it succeeded in running 100,000 threads simultaneously on a [[IA-32]] which were started...
7: ... POSIX threading is known for having trouble with threads that refuse to yield to the system occasionally ...
9: == NPTL vs. Windows Threading Experiments ==
10: ...his was the result of the [[time]] it takes for a thread to yield and the [[virtual machine]] to pick a ne...

Super-threading (629 bytes)
1: ...us multithreading]], similar in design to [[hyper-threading]].
3: ...d by another that is ready to run. Still, a given thread is almost surely not utilizing all the multiple e...
4: ...re advanced implementations of SMT allow multiple threads to run in the same cycle, using different execut...
9: *[[Thread (computer programming)|Thread]]

Bump (698 bytes)
1: ... by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
3: ... when other (and for the bumper less significant) threads have knocked it off the front page.
5: Thread bumping is commonly considered a breach of [[neti...

UNF (146 bytes)
3: ...'UN'''ified '''F'''ine wire thread, see [[Unified Thread Standard]] (UTS)

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