Thread
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Thread may refer to:
- A kind of thin yarn, thin fibers spun together, for textiles and sewing
- Screw thread, which turns rotation into linear movement, by a ridge running in a spiral down the length of a cylinder
- 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
- Threads, a 1984 BBC docudrama concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield
- 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 (unit of measurement), a cotton yarn measure, equal to 54 inches
- Thread (album), a 1999 album by Wideawake
- Thread is a sugar stage in candy cookery.
- Thread (business technology), a connection invoked by either the buyer or the seller in order to publicly record the quality of a business transaction.