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noun 
  1. A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
  2. A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
  3. An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
  4. A complete circuit for an electric current.
  5. (computing) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
  6. (graph theory) A pair of repeated nodes of an oriented graph represented as an arrow with coinciding endpoints.
  7. A loop-shaped intrauterine device
  8. a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
Translations: 
  • Italian: cappio , laccio
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, loop-shaped intrauterine device)
  • French: boucle
Etymology: Probably of Celtic origin (Gaelic: lub, Irish: lubiam).


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