Why is a discussion called 'thread' on CE?

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  rina j. kadam

  why the word thread is chosen ? what does it mean? sorry,but i really don't know

  'Thread' is a legacy term for the discussions happening on forums; and we just decided to use it. You may call it a 'discussion' or whatever you like. But 'thread' is a generally accepted term for discussions happening on community forums.
  
  I think #-Link-Snipped-# may know a bit more 😀 , he trolls several forums on the Internet. 😒
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  Anoop Kumar

  Curious question ...👍
  You might want to see this: Conversation Threading
  A Discussion Thread , are same as thread in real life. you can always trace back and forth of that thread just by holding it. You can traverse to any point starting, end or to any point where ever you like.
  
  ps: This is my theory ☕
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  Abhishek Rawal

  The_Big_K

  I think #-Link-Snipped-# may know a bit more 😀 , he trolls several forums on the Internet. 😒

  Honestly, I have no idea !
  Whenever term "thread" comes - My mind starts to think about high level codes which are executed by processors for multi-tasking 😳
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  Ramani Aswath

  It arises from the English usage 'thread of thought', 'thread of argument'. The analogy is exactly as #-Link-Snipped-# said above.
  A thread can get tangled, you can pick it up anywhere along the length and go back or forward, roll it up or even knot it.
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  rina j. kadam

  ianoop

  Curious question ...👍
  You might want to see this: Conversation Threading
  A Discussion Thread , are same as thread in real life. you can always trace back and forth of that thread just by holding it. You can traverse to any point starting, end or to any point where ever you like.
  
  ps: This is my theory ☕

  so inspiring, but also we should try to make our life as a dream which everybody
  desire to leave like our freedom fighters so desired life even after they died.