# Reason for closing a thread -- "dup"? What's "dup"?

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**Created:** [January 29, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238 "2005-01-29T03:58:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238/1 "2005-01-29T03:58:28Z")

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There’s a thread by **elmwood** in IMHO where “dup” is given as the reason for closing it.

Huh?

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238/2 "2005-01-29T04:07:35Z")

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I see one that says

“Thread deleted by Gaudere  
Reason: _dup_”

There’s another newly-started thread in the forum by **elmwood**. My guess is “dup” means **Gaudere** deleted a _dup_licate thread.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-closing-a-thread-dup-whats-dup/287238/3 "2005-01-29T04:09:11Z")

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It seems so obvious now!