Loop : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Loop	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for Loop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loop n fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines Synonym(s): cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet 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" Synonym(s): iteration, loop 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 Synonym(s): loop topology, loop an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates Synonym(s): closed circuit, loop Antonym(s): open circuit a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane Synonym(s): loop, loop-the-loop v move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree" make a loop in; "loop a rope" Synonym(s): loop, intertwine fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane" wind around something in coils or loops Synonym(s): coil, loop, curl Antonym(s): uncoil fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loop \Loop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looping}.] To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loop \Loop\, n. [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf. {Looping}.] (Iron Works) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also {loup}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loop \Loop\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong, bend, lub to bend, incline.] 1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a doubt on. --Shak. 2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole. And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence The eye of Reason may pry in upon us. --Shak. 3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop. 4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts. 5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also {ventral segment}. {Loop knot}, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of {Knot}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Loop, TX Zip code(s): 79342
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
loop A sequence of {instructions} that the {processor} repeats, either until some condition is met, or indefinitely. In an {structured language} (e.g. {C}, {Pascal}, {BASIC}, or {Fortran}), a loop is usually achieved with {for loop}, {while loop} or {repeat loop} constructs. In other languages these constructs may be synthesised with a {jump} ({assembly language}) or a {GOTO} (early Fortran or BASIC). (1999-05-06)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Loop a knotted "eye" of cord, corresponding to the "taches" or knobs in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10, 11).