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A series of postings to a newsgroup which all refer to one topic. The term is also used in software development to refer to a segment of code which can be executed in parallel with other segments.

Subjects: Science and technology — Mathematics and Computer Science

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in A Dictionary of Media and Communication Length: 56 words
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in A Dictionary of the Internet (2) Length: 38 words

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