single-threading
|sɪŋ-ɡəl-θrɛd-ɪŋ|
/ˈsɪŋɡəlˌθrɛdɪŋ/
(single-thread)
execution on one thread
Etymology
'single-threading' originates from Modern English compounding of the adjective 'single' + noun 'thread' with the gerundive/continuous suffix '-ing'.
'single' goes back to Old English elements meaning 'one, individual', and 'thread' comes from Old English 'þræd' meaning 'a filament or line'; the modern compound developed in 20th-century technical English as computing terminology emerged.
Initially the components literally referred to 'one' + 'thread'; over time the compound came to mean specifically 'execution using one thread' in computing contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the practice or mode of execution in computing where tasks run on a single thread of control (no concurrent threads).
The library uses single-threading to avoid race conditions and simplify debugging.
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Verb 1
present participle form of 'single-thread' (used to describe the action of running or making something operate on a single thread).
They are single-threading the application until the concurrency bugs are fixed.
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Last updated: 2025/12/27 01:04