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A loop is generally something that closes back on itself such as a circle. The closing can appear in time or in space. It can be a cycle or ball but not a square.

Science and technology

• Loop (algebra), a quasigroup with an identity element
• Loop (graph theory), an edge that begins and ends on the same vertex
• Loop (topology), a path that starts and ends at the same point
• Closed geodesic (differential geometry), a loop that satisfies the geodesic equation at every point
• Control flow loop (computers), a sequence of commands that is executed repeatedly
• An infinite loop is a sequence of instructions in a computer program which loops endlessly.
• Wilson loop (physics), a closed path integral of the gauge field
• Loop (electricity), an Electronic circuit
• Loop (knot), one of the fundamental structures used to tie knots
• Loop (mobile), a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in Bulgaria
• Loop (telecommunication), sending a signal on a channel and receiving it back at the sending terminal
• Local loop (telecommunication), the link connecting the customer to the carrier
• Loop antenna, a radio antenna composed of one or more turns of conductor
• Loop device (Unix), a device node that allows a file to be mounted on a directory
• Loop, a type of fingerprint pattern
• Loop (biochemistry), a flexible region in a protein's secondary structure
• Loop current Name of a ocean current in the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Gulf Stream
• Induction loop, a device used for communications and detection

Movement and transportation

• Loop, when, in cricket, a bowler makes the ball rise above eye-level in the early part of its trajectory toward the batsman
• Loop (aircraft), an aerobatic maneuver
• Loop (roller coaster), the most basic of roller coaster inversions

• Crossing loop and passing loop are sometimes called loops.
• Balloon loop (railway), one of several looping track configurations
• Loop route (road transport); see also Beltway
• Loop (Texarkana), a loop proposed around Texarkana, Arkansas
• Loop ramp (road transport), an element of a cloverleaf interchange allowing left turns via a 270° right turn
• Loop jump (figure skating), a jump that takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same edge

Creative works and groups

• In the Loop (film), a 2009 comedy film.
• Crazy Loop, a Romanian singer
• Loop (novel), a sequel to the Japanese horror novel Ring
• Loop (band), a London rock band
• Loop (Keller Williams album) - a 2002 album by Keller Williams.
• Loop (song), a song by Maaya Sakamoto. Used as the first ending song of Tsubasa Chronicle.
• In the Loop, a public radio show
• Music loop, a finite element of sound which is repeated by technical means
• In animation, a loop is a sequence of drawings repeated over and over.
• In a movie projector, the loop refers to the slack portion of the film around the projector lens.
• Loop Ash Records, a record label.
• "On The Loop" a track from Dannii Minogue's successful 2003 album Neon Nights.

Other

• Loop, Germany, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• The Loop (TV series), a comedy television show on the FOX network
• A loop drive in table tennis, "The Loop" is an extreme topspin drive that produces a loopy trajectory.
• A loop in playboating, a maneuver where the kayaker does a full forwards flip in the air.
• Chicago Loop, the downtown neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois bounded by an elevated railway in the shape of a loop
• Loop Retail Historic District, National Register of Historic Places shopping district in above neighborhood.
• Delmar Loop, entertainment district in St. Louis, Missouri
• Loop (education), to advance an elementary school teacher with his or her class
• Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
• The Loop is a segment on Attack of the Show hosted by Kevin Pereira
• LOOP Barcelona, a platform for videoart based in Barcelona, Spain
• Slang term among caddies for a job (ie one round of golf)

See also

• Loupe, a small magnifying glass used by jewelers, watchmakers, and other precision craftsmen
• Cycle graph
• Inner loop (disambiguation)
• Feedback loop
• List of cycles
• Möbius strip
• Circle, cycle, Hoop, Ring

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