Thread vs. Process
Threadnoun
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
Threadnoun
A continued theme or idea.
Threadnoun
(engineering) A screw thread.
Threadnoun
A sequence of connections.
Threadnoun
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
Threadnoun
(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
Threadnoun
(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
Threadnoun
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
Threadnoun
(figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.
Threadverb
(transitive) To put thread through.
Threadverb
(transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
Threadverb
To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt
Threadnoun
A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
Threadnoun
A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver; a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
Threadnoun
The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
Threadnoun
Something continued in a long course or tenor; a recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a discourse.
Threadnoun
Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
Threadnoun
A related sequence of instructions or actions within a program that runs at least in part independent of other actions within the program; - such threads are capable of being executed only in oprating systems permittnig multitasking.
Threadnoun
A sequence of messages posted to an on-line newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same topic; - messages in such a thread typically refer to a previous posting, thus allowing their identification as part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a user to follow a single such thread independent of the other postings to that newsgroup.
Threadverb
To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
Threadverb
To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
Threadverb
To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
Threadnoun
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Threadnoun
any long object resembling a thin line;
Threadnoun
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together;
Threadnoun
the raised helical rib going around a screw
Threadverb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
Threadverb
pass a thread through;
Threadverb
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string;
Threadverb
pass through or into;
Threadverb
thread on or as if on a string;
Processnoun
A series of events which produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.
Processnoun
(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
Processnoun
A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
Processnoun
(anatomy) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
Processnoun
(legal) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
Processnoun
(biology) An outgrowth of tissue or cell.
Processnoun
(anatomy) A structure that arises above a surface.
Processnoun
(computing) A task or program that is or was executing.
Processverb
(transitive) to perform a particular process on a thing
Processverb
(transitive) to retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
Processverb
(transitive) to think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
Processverb
To walk in a procession.
Processnoun
The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.
Processnoun
A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature.
Processnoun
A statement of events; a narrative.
Processnoun
Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.
Processnoun
The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; - a generic term for writs of the class called judicial.
Processnoun
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;
Processnoun
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states;
Processnoun
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents;
Processnoun
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
Processnoun
a mental process that you are not directly aware of;
Processnoun
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant;
Processverb
deal with in a routine way;
Processverb
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition;
Processverb
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information;
Processverb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
Processverb
shape, form, or improve a material;
Processverb
deliver a warrant or summons to someone;
Processverb
march in a procession;
