Meaning & Definition of Loop in English
Loop
noun
1. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- cringle,
- eyelet,
- loop,
- grommet,
- grummet
2. Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- loop
3. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- "The solution took hundreds of iterations"
- iteration,
- loop
4. An inner circle of advisors (especially under president reagan)
- "He's no longer in the loop"
- loop
5. The basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- loop
6. A computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- loop
7. The topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- loop topology,
- loop
8. An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- loop
9. A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- closed circuit,
- loop
10. A flight maneuver
- Aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
- loop,
- loop-the-loop
verb
1. Move in loops
- "The bicycle looped around the tree"
- loop
2. Make a loop in
- "Loop a rope"
- loop,
- intertwine
3. Fly loops, perform a loop
- "The stunt pilot looped his plane"
- loop
4. Wind around something in coils or loops
- coil,
- loop,
- curl
5. Fasten or join with a loop
- "He looped the watch through his belt"
- loop