threaded
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threaded¹
adjective more threaded · most threaded
- Having threads.
- Of messages: arranged in a thread or threads. A threaded email will commonly have a number, (e.g., (5)) after the sender's name to show how many emails are in that thread. An unthreaded email, however, will not have that number marker because all the messages are listed separately.
- Of messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).
Opposite: unthreaded
threaded²
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- simple past and past participle of thread
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yarn, weave, ribbon, string, screw thread, meander, wind, screw, fillet, tapping, interspersed, tapered, tapped, screwed, multithreaded, rosca
adjective
Opposite: unthreaded
Translations
Talk about this word "threaded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/threaded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. threaded. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/threaded "threaded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/threaded.Cite this
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