What does loop mean?

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What does loop mean? - The Free Dictionary

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[n] fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines[v] move in loops(The bicycle looped around the tree)[n] anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)[v] make a loop in(loop a r

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loop - The Free Dictionary

[n] fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

[v] move in loops
(The bicycle looped around the tree)

[n] anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

[v] make a loop in
(loop a rope)

[n] (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
(the solution took hundreds of iterations)

[v] fly loops, perform a loop
(the stunt pilot looped his plane)

[n] an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
(he's no longer in the loop)

[v] wind around something in coils or loops

[n] the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

[v] fasten or join with a loop
(He looped the watch through his belt)

[n] a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

[n] the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

[n] an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

[n] a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

[n] a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

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