single thread

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for single thread

Historical Examples

On the single-thread machine, one must stitch on the right side always.
Clothing and Health
Helen Kinne
The chain stitch when perfectly done should look like the stitch made by a single-thread machine.
Textiles and Clothing
Kate Heintz Watson
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
References to the Watson single-thread machine occur as late as 1860, but no examples are known to have survived.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine
Grace Rogers Cooper

single thread

Examples from the Web for single thread

Historical Examples

On the single-thread machine, one must stitch on the right side always.

The chain stitch when perfectly done should look like the stitch made by a single-thread machine.

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

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