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' Generally, string is a thin, flexible piece of rope

Rope

A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength ....
or twine

Twine

Twine is a strong thread or string composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to any thin cord....
which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. String can be made from a variety of fibres.

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' Generally, string is a thin, flexible piece of rope

Rope

A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength ....
or twine

Twine

String figure
String figure

A string figure is a design formed by manipulating twine on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people....
s, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers
A bow string
Bow string

A bow string joins the two ends of the Bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water....
, an essential part of a bow
Bow (weapon)

A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. Essentially, it is a form of Spring . As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to the arrow....
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In musical instruments such as below.

String may also refer to:

In science, computers or mathematics:

String (computer science)
String (computer science)

In computer programming and some branches of mathematics, a string is an ordered sequence of symbols. These symbols are chosen from a predetermined set or alphabet....
, a sequence of symbols or digits in computer programming

String literal
String literal

A string literal is the representation of a String value within the source code of a computer program. There are numerous alternate notations for specifying string literals, and the exact notation depends on the individual programming language in question....
, the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program
String searching algorithm
String searching algorithm

String searching algorithms, sometimes called string matching algorithms, are an important class of string algorithms that try to find a place where one or several string are found within a larger string or text....
strings (Unix)
Strings (Unix)

In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text string embedded in binary files such as executables....
, a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files

String theory
String theory

String theory is a developing branch of theoretical physics that combines quantum mechanics and general relativity into a quantum gravity. The String s of string theory are one-dimensional oscillating lines, but they are no longer considered fundamental to the theory, which can be formulated in terms of points or surfaces too....
, a popular grand unified theory

String (physics)
String (physics)

A string is one of the main objects of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics. There are different string theory, many of which are unified by M-theory....
, one of the main objects of study in string theory
Cosmic String
Cosmic string

A cosmic string is a hypothetical 1-dimensional topological defect in various fields. Cosmic strings are hypothesized to form when the field undergoes a phase change in different regions of spacetime, resulting in condensations of energy density at the boundaries between regions....
, a hypothetical 1-dimensional (spatially) topological defect in various fields.

In music:

String instrument
String instrument

A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones....
, a musical instrument that produces sound through vibrating strings
Strings (music)
Strings (music)

A string is the Vibrating string that is the source of vibration in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family....
, flexible material that provides vibrations in string instruments
String section
String section

The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bow string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses ....
, the violins, violas, cellos and double basses of an orchestra, often abbreviated as "strings"
Strings (Pakistani pop band), a pop band from Pakistan
String (Thai pop)
String (Thai pop)

String is a genre of Music of Thailand roughly equivalent to western Pop music. Its origins lie in American Rhythm and blues, surf rock artists like The Ventures and Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought to Thailand by American and Australian soldiers serving in Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s....
, a genre of Thai pop music

In sport:

Strings (tennis)
Strings (tennis)

In tennis, the strings are the part of a racquet#Tennis which make contact with the ball. The strings form a woven network inside the head of the racquet....
, the part of a tennis racquet which make contact with the ball
Tennis ball

A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis, approximately 6.7 cm in diameter and is normally yellow in color....

Other meanings:

G-string
G-string

A G-string is a type of underwear, a narrow piece of cloth, leather, or plastic that covers or holds the genitals, passes between the buttocks, and is attached to a band around the Hip , worn as swimsuit or underwear by both men and women....
, a minimal type of underclothing that covers the genitals without covering the buttocks
Strings (2004 film), a movie directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Strings (1991 film), a Canadian Genie Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animated short
A character controlled by Marik in the Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh!

is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, which has spawned a franchise including multiple anime series, a trading card game, and numerous video games....
series
String bridge, the passage into the Gardens of Allah in Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
"String" is a Monty Python
Monty Python

Monty Python is a group of six comedians who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on October 5, 1969....
sketch
Sketch comedy

Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comedic actors, either on stage or through an audio or/and visual medium such as broadcasting....
about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation Album
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album

Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album is an album released by Monty Python in 1980. It contains a mixture of mainly songs, some new sketches, and some pre-Python work ....