loop
/lˈup/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- move in loops
“The bicycle looped around the tree” - make a loop in
“loop a rope” - fly loops, perform a loop
“the stunt pilot looped his plane” - wind around something in coils or loops
- fasten or join with a loop
“He looped the watch through his belt”
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
“the solution took hundreds of iterations” - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
“he's no longer in the loop” - the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
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