7 definitions found

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Loop \Loop\, n. [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf. {Looping}.] (Iron
     Works)
     A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for
     the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also {loup}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Loop \Loop\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong,
     bend, lub to bend, incline.]
     1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through
        which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which
        a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple;
        a noose; a bight.
  
              That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a
              doubt on.                             --Shak.
  
     2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
  
              And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence The
              eye of Reason may pry in upon us.     --Shak.
  
     3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
  
     4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and
        returning to the point from which it starts.
  
     5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column,
        etc., between two nodes; -- called also {ventral segment}.
  
     {Loop knot}, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as
        to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of {Knot}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Loop \Loop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Looping}.]
     To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; --
     often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]:

  loop
       n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole
            to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle},
             {eyelet}, {grommet}, {grummet}]
       2: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a line or
          cord etc.) that is closed or nearly closed
       3: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President
          Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
       4: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
       5: a computer program that performs a series of instructions
          repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
       6: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
       7: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or
          a signal circulates [syn: {closed circuit}] [ant: {open
          circuit}]
       8: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the
          vertical plane
       v 1: move in loops
       2: make a loop in, as of rope or string [syn: {intertwine}]
       3: fly loops, perform a loop, as of an airplane
       4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {curl}]
          [ant: {uncoil}]
       5: fasten with a loop

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Loop, TX
    Zip code(s): 79342

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (09 FEB 02) [foldoc]:

  loop
  
     <programming> A sequence of {instructions} that the
     {processor} repeats, either until some condition is met, or
     indefinitely.
  
     In an {structured language} (e.g. {C}, {Pascal}, {BASIC}, or
     {Fortran}), a loop is usually achieved with {for loop}, {while
     loop} or {repeat loop} constructs.
  
     In other languages these constructs may be synthesised with a
     {jump} ({assembly language}) or a {GOTO} (early Fortran or
     BASIC).
  
     (1999-05-06)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Loop
     a knotted "eye" of cord, corresponding to the "taches" or knobs
     in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them
     into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10,
     11).