Loop - Definition

n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole
to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: 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)
3: (computer science) a single execution of a set of
instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took
hundreds of iterations" [syn: iteration, loop]
4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President
Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
6: a computer program that performs a series of instructions
repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
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 [syn: loop topology, loop]
8: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
9: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a
signal circulates [syn: closed circuit, loop] [ant: open
circuit]
10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the
vertical plane [syn: loop, loop-the-loop]
v 1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop, intertwine]
3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: coil, loop,
curl] [ant: uncoil]
5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his
belt"