Loop (topology)
WordNet
noun
(1) A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
(2) A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
(3) Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(4) An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
(5) The topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
(6) A computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
(7) The basic pattern of the human fingerprint
(8) An inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
"He's no longer in the loop"
(9) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
"The solution took hundreds of iterations"
(10) Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
verb
(11) Fasten or join with a loop
"He looped the watch through his belt"
(12) Wind around something in coils or loops
(13) Make a loop in
"Loop a rope"
(14) Fly loops, perform a loop
"The stunt pilot looped his plane"
(15) Move in loops
"The bicycle looped around the tree"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- A pair of repeated nodes of an oriented graph represented as an arrow with coinciding endpoints.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device
- a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
Related terms
- loophole
- knock for a loop