Definition of Loop

Noun

• a flight maneuver
  aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
  - loop the loop
• a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
  - closed circuit
• an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
  
• 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
• a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
  
• the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
  
• an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
  "he's no longer in the loop"
  
• (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
  "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
  iteration
• anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
  
• fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  cringle eyelet grommet grummet

Verb

• fasten or join with a loop
  "He looped the watch through his belt"
  
• wind around something in coils or loops
  coil curl
• fly loops, perform a loop
  "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
  
• make a loop in
  "loop a rope"
  intertwine
• move in loops
  "The bicycle looped around the tree"
  

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