threadedcode
nounUK /ˈθrɛdɪd kəʊd/
US /ˈθrɛdɪd koʊd/
A way of writing computer programs where the computer follows a list of small steps one after another.
The old game console used threaded code to run its games quickly.
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2. A programming technique where each instruction is a pointer to a small routine, linked together in a chain.
The engineer explained how threaded code chains tiny routines together.
3. Code that runs multiple tasks at the same time using threads.
The app's threaded code lets it download files while you keep typing.
4. A style of code where a single logical task is split across several threads for speed.
Her threaded code made the image filter finish twice as fast.