threaded
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
threaded (comparative more threaded, superlative most threaded)
- Having threads.
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages: arranged in a thread or threads.
- 2025 January 31 (last accessed), Darlene Antonelli, “What is an Email Thread? Definition, Using Threads, & More”, in wikiHow[1]:
- 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.
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
threaded
- simple past and past participle of thread