Meanings
threaded1
adjectivethreaded (comparative more threaded, superlative most threaded)
comparative more threaded · superlative most threaded
- Having threads.
- not comparablecomputingOf 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.
2025 January 31 (last accessed), Darlene Antonelli, “What is an Email Thread? Definition, Using Threads, & More”, in wikiHow - not comparablecomputingOf messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).
threaded2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of thread
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
threaded · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Spanish hilado, enhilado
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APA
threaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threaded
MLA
“threaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threaded.
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