threaded

adj

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. inherited from *þrēduz
  2. inherited from þrǣd
  3. inherited from thred
  4. formed as threaded — “thread + -ed

Definitions

  1. Having threads.

  2. Of messages

    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.
  3. Of messages in a digital forum conversation

    Of messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. simple past and past participle of thread

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for threaded. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA