# thread necromancy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. On an Internet forum, the act of posting in a thread that is already considered dead or out of discussion.

## Etymology
Comes from the word thread, the flow of a discussion in a forum, and the word necromancy, the raising of the dead.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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