threadings

Threadings, in plural form, is not a standard technical term with a single definition. It is most commonly encountered as the plural of threading, and its precise meaning depends on context.

In textiles and sewing, threading refers to guiding a thread through a needle, an eye, or through openings in a loom or sewing machine. The word threadings can describe individual passes of thread within a stitch pattern, or the overall arrangement of threads through a fabric, such as the threading of a loom which determines the order in which warp threads are drawn into the shed. Good threadings rely on correct tension, alignment, and needle size.

In computing, threading describes the ability of a process to execute multiple sequences of programmed instructions concurrently. While most writers use the verb threading or the noun thread management, the plural threadings occasionally appears in discussions about multiple threads, thread pools, or threading models. The goal is to improve responsiveness and resource utilization, but it requires synchronization to avoid data races.

Because threadings is rarely used as a separate technical term, its meaning is typically inferred from surrounding words. Related concepts include threading (textiles), loom threading, and multithreading in computer science.