[plug] Threads

[James Elliott]

This might seem like a silly question from an IT graduate, but I have never been really sure what the word "Thread" means, and it is used a lot.

I just saw it in the subject matter of a PLUG e-mail;  "threads" are talked about in the context of bulletin boards and e-mail lists; "fast threading" devices are advertised ..... I know the difference between and Application and a Process and have a sort of intuitive feeling about what "threads" might be, but if anyone would take the time to define threads or explain them, I would be obliged.

Kind regards

James Elliott
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