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The oldest software: thread coded into pattern long before silicon dreamed of doing the same.

means To interlace threads, strips, or strands into a fabric or structure, or by extension to move in a winding path through obstacles or to combine elements into a connected whole.

from From Old English 'wefan,' to weave, rooted in a Proto-Germanic ancestor (compare German 'weben' and Dutch 'weven') and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to weave or plait — a cousin of 'web' and 'weft.' The sense of weaving in and out of traffic is much younger, borrowing the loom's back-and-forth motion as a metaphor for dodging.

punch cards
Jacquard looms inspired the first computer programs
word origin
Spider gave us both web and weave
hair stakes
Wigs and weaves are a multibillion-dollar global industry
oldest cloth
Woven flax fibers date back 34,000 years
language move
To weave a tale predates any written story
for instance

navajo weaving — traditional textile art from southwestern united states, produces rugs selling for thousands of dollars

jacquard loom — mechanical loom invented 1804 by joseph marie jacquard, can weave complex patterned fabrics automatically

kente cloth weaving — ashanti and ewe people of ghana weave silk and cotton strips into ceremonial cloth

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