loop
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
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the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
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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
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(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
- 1
fasten or join with a loop
He looped the watch through his belt
- 2
wind around something in coils or loops
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