Added 9 October 2026
loop
/luːp/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about loop at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.
- Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself).
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(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.
the solution took hundreds of iterations
verb
Origin
From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap. The verb is derived from the noun.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)