Hread: N. [USENET, GEnie, CompuServe] Common Abbreviation Of `topic Thread', A More Or Less Continuous Chain Of Postings On A Single Topic.

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:thread: n. [USENET, GEnie, CompuServe] Common abbreviation of
`topic thread', a more or less continuous chain of postings on a
single topic. To `follow a thread' is to read a series of USENET
postings sharing a common subject or (more correctly) which are
connected by Reference headers. The better newsreaders can present
news in thread order automatically.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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