loop

Meanings

• 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
• 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
• 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"

Synonyms

closed circuit, coil, cringle, curl, eyelet, grommet, grummet, intertwine, iteration, loop topology, loop-the-loop