Thread may refer to:

Objects

Thread (yarn) Thread is a type of yarn but similarly used for sewing. It can be made of many different materials including cotton, wool, linen, nylon, and silk. Materials Thread is made from a wide variety of materials. Where a thread is stronger than th ...

, a kind of thin yarn used for sewing ** Thread (unit of measurement), a cotton yarn measure *

Screw thread A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called ...

, a helical ridge on a cylindrical fastener

Arts and entertainment

* ''Thread'' (film), 2016 Greek film * ''Threads'' (1932 film), a film directed by G. B. Samuelson * ''Threads'' (1984 film), a 1984 BBC television movie about a nuclear attack * ''Threads'' (2017 film), a Norwegian-Canadian animated short film * "Threads" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2005 Stargate SG-1 episode * "Thread", a poem by Patti Smith from '' Babel'' * Thread, a lethal spore in the

Dragonriders of Pern ''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a science fantasy series written primarily by American author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne ...

universe * ''

Phantom Thread ''Phantom Thread'' is a 2017 American historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. Set in 1950s London, it stars Day-Lewis as an haute couture dressmaker ...

'', 2017 American historical drama film * '' Project Runway: Threads'', a Project Runway spin-off with child contestants

Music

* ''Threads'' (Battlefield Band album), 1995 * ''Threads'' (David S. Ware album), 2003 * ''Threads'' (Now, Now album), 2012 * ''Threads'' (Temposhark album), 2010 * ''Threads'' (Sheryl Crow album), 2019 * "Threads" (song), by This Will Destroy You from their 2008 self-titled album * ''Thread'', a 1999 album by

Wideawake Wideawake is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. Their songs have been heard on ''One Tree Hill (TV series)'', ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Test Drive Unlimited 2'' and '' The Ring''. The band has shared the stage with bands and musicia ...

* ''Thread'' (Red Sun Rising album), 2018 * ''Threads'' (EP), a 2015 extended play by Sarah Harding * "Threads" (Sarah Harding song), 2015 * ''Threads'', a 2021 album by

the Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe is an American rock band from Michigan. It was formed in 1992 in East Lansing by Brian Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown. History In November 1992, Brian Vander Ark of the band "Johnny with an Eye" signed a production de ...

Computing

Thread (computing) In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which is typically a part of the operating system. The implementation of threads and processes di ...

, a sequence of instructions that may execute in parallel with others *

Conversation threading Conversation threading is a feature used by many email clients, bulletin boards, newsgroups, and Internet forums in which the software aids the user by visually grouping messages with their replies. These groups are called a conversation, topi ...

, a group of messages on a single topic posted to a newsgroup, mailing list, or Internet forum *

Thread (network protocol) Thread is an IPv6-based, low-power mesh networking technology for Internet of things (IoT) products. Thread is reliable, secure and delivers fast response times, extended coverage and years of battery life to elevate smart home and building exper ...

, an Internet of Things (IoT) home automation protocol by Thread Group

Other uses

Thread (non-profit organization) Thread (formerly known as Incentive Mentoring Program or IMP) is a 501(c)(3) A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 5 ...

, in Baltimore City, US that builds relationships across lines of difference * Ariadne's thread (logic), a method for solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding {{Disambiguation