single thread


noun

computing the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption

Example sentences from the Web for single thread

  • References to the Watson single-thread machine occur as late as 1860, but no examples are known to have survived.

  • It could no more open its mouth without twitching its tail, than a single-thread Jack could bow its head without lifting its legs.

    Buffalo Land |W. E. Webb
  • The chain stitch when perfectly done should look like the stitch made by a single-thread machine.

    Textiles and Clothing |Kate Heintz Watson
  • On the single-thread machine, one must stitch on the right side always.

    Clothing and Health |Helen Kinne