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Hope this maybe of use, doesnt really clarify word for word why, but if your technically minded, it makes sense.

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The links say what a thread is, but like you say, they don't say why a thread is called a thread.

Anyone want to hazard a guess why this thread about threads is known as a thread?

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The links say what a thread is, but like you say, they don't say why a thread is called a thread.

Anyone want to hazard a guess why this thread about threads is known as a thread?

If you dangle a 6ft bit of string from the ceiling in a room and give everyone in the room a small peg.

If somone has an interesting peg they will attach it to the top of the string for all to see.

The string does not move and people are free to read the peg(s) and string and encouraged to add their peg to the string, thus creating a 'thread'. You see the string is the thread and our posts are the pegs.

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