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🪡 To remove thread 💬 To separate posts
to unthread

to unthread

7.2
To move messages out of a discussion into a new topic
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈθrɛd/
  • Jargon
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  • If a conversation drifts too far, a moderator may unthread it for clarity.

Examples

  • After several off-topic replies, the admin chose to unthread those posts into a new topic.

  • The moderator decided to unthread the heated argument from the main discussion.

  • Please unthread this comment from the discussion.

  • The moderator unthreaded several off-topic posts.

  • The moderator decided to unthread the heated argument from the main discussion.

  • After several off-topic replies, the admin chose to unthread those posts into a new topic.

  • If a conversation drifts too far, a moderator may unthread it for clarity.

Surface Forms

unthread infinitive
unthreaded past
unthreaded past participle
unthreading present participle
unthreads third person singular

Morphology

unthread = thread (semi-transparent) = un + thread

The prefix 'un-' indicates reversal, but the specific online context of separating messages is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Unthread also uses un- 'remove' and thread 'a line of messages'. Think of an online thread as a string of posts, so to unthread is to pull some posts out of that line, for example when a moderator moves them to a new topic.