loop
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Probably of Celtic origin (Gaelic: lub, Irish: lubiam).
[edit] Noun
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loop (plural loops)
- 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.
- (computing) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- (graph theory) 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
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length of thread, line or rope
shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself
endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition
complete circuit for an electric current
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programmed sequence of instructions
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pair of identical nodes of a dircted graph
loop-shaped intrauterine device
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to loop (third-person singular simple present loops, present participle looping, simple past and past participle looped)
- (transitive) To form something into a loop
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop
- (transitive) To move something in a loop
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit
- (intransitive) To form a loop
- (intransitive) To move in a loop
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loop
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loop
- The first-person singular present of lopen.
- The imperative of lopen.
[edit] Noun
loop m. (plural lopen, diminutive loopje)
