loop

Loop stands for:

• Bow (clothing) , a piece of jewelry or symbol worn on clothing, including:
  • Awareness ribbon , symbol of solidarity
  • Bow tie, alternative to tie
• A bow (knot) , string or ribbon tied to form two loops
• Bend of a railway line, see turn (railway)
• Bend of a river course, see meander

Sciences:

• Loop (graph theory) , special type of edge in graph theory
• Loop (topology) , closed curve
• Planetary loop in astronomy
• Various secondary structures of peptides and proteins in biochemistry:
  • α-loop (α-turn)
  • β-loop (β-turn)
  • π loop (π turn)
  • γ-loop (γ-turn)

Technology:

• Loop (programming) , control structure in programming languages
• Induction loop , a way of laying wires or cables
• Rod loop , a sled-like device for transporting goods
• Wendeschleife , a way to end a street, train or bus line
• a sliding bar in the wind chest of organs
• 5-tone sequence in the BOS radio

Geography:

• Loop (place) , a municipality in the district of Görlitz
• Loop (nature reserve)
• Area of Rendsburg, the inside of the Rendsburgerstrasse loop is

See also:

• grind

Wiktionary: Loop  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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