# Terminology: topics vs threads

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/terminology-topics-vs-threads/63390
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [May 25, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terminology-topics-vs-threads/63390 "2017-05-25T21:00:52Z")
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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terminology-topics-vs-threads/63390/12 "2018-04-09T20:47:07Z")

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Hi Barbara,  
See: [Why is the word "thread" not allowed on Meta? - #9 by codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-word-thread-not-allowed-on-meta/82156/9) for more details .

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