String
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Generally, string is a flexible piece of rope
Rope
A rope is a length of fibres, 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 light string or strong thread 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.
Examples of string use include:
- For flying kites
- string figureString figureA string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. They may consist of singular images or be created and altered as a game, known as...
s, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers - A bow stringBow stringA 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...
, for propelling an arrow - In musical instruments such as below
String or Strings may also refer to:
In science, computers or mathematics
- string (computer science)String (computer science)In formal languages, which are used in mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, a string is a finite sequence of symbols that are chosen from a set or alphabet....
, sequence of symbols or digits in computer programming- string literalString literalA 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 algorithmString searching algorithmString searching algorithms, sometimes called string matching algorithms, are an important class of string algorithms that try to find a place where one or several strings 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 strings embedded in binary files such as executables.It can be used on object files, and core dumps....
, a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files - string (C++)String (C++)In the C++ programming language, the std::string class is a standard representation for a string of text. This class alleviates many of the problems introduced by C-style strings by putting the onus of memory ownership on the string class rather than on the programmer...
, a class in the C++ Standard Library - string.h, a header in the C standard library
- string literal
- connection stringConnection stringIn computing, a connection string is a string that specifies information about a data source and the means of connecting to it. It is passed in code to an underlying driver or provider in order to initiate the connection...
, a string that specifes information about a data source and the means of connecting to it - string theoryString theoryString theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
, a popular grand unified theory- string (physics)String (physics)A string is a hypothetical vibrating one-dimensional sub-atomic structure and one of the main objects of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics. There are different string theories, many of which are unified by M-theory. A string is an object with a one-dimensional spatial extent,...
, one of the main objects of study in string theory - black stringBlack stringA black string is a higher dimensional generalization of a black hole in which the event horizon is topologically equivalent to S2 × S1 and spacetime is asymptotically Md−1 × S1....
is a higher dimensional (more than 4-dimensional) generalization of a black hole
- string (physics)
- cosmic stringCosmic stringCosmic strings are hypothetical 1-dimensional topological defects which may have formed during a symmetry breaking phase transition in the early universe when the topology of the vacuum manifold associated to this symmetry breaking is not simply connected. It is expected that at least one string...
, a hypothetical 1-dimensional (spatially) topological defect in various fields - Dirac stringDirac stringIn physics, a Dirac string is a fictitious one-dimensional curve in space, conceived of by the physicist Paul Dirac, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity. The gauge potential cannot be defined on the Dirac...
, a fictitious one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two magnetic monopoles - string graphString graphIn graph theory, a string graph is an intersection graph of curves in the plane; each curve is called a "string". Given a graph G, G is a string graph if and only if there exists a set of curves, or strings, drawn in the plane such that no three strings intersect at a single point and such that the...
, an intersection graph of curves in the plane; each curve is called a "string" - STRINGSTRINGIn molecular biology, STRING is a database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions....
(Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins), a database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions
In music:
- string instrumentString instrumentA 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 element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...
, flexible material that provides vibrations in string instruments - string sectionString sectionThe string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed 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" - string pianoString pianoString piano is a term coined by American composer-theorist Henry Cowell to collectively describe those pianistic extended techniques in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, instead of or in addition to striking the piano's keys...
, a pianistic extended technique in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, rather than striking the piano's keys - Strings (band)Strings (band)Strings are an internationally acclaimed pop rock band comprising two members from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students, Bilal Maqsood , Faisal Kapadia , Rafiq Wazir Ali and Kareem Bashir Bhoy in 1988...
, a pop rock band from Pakistan- Strings (album), debut album of the Pakistani pop band Strings
- String (Thai pop), a genre of Thai pop music
- Strings, a 1994 album by Kristin HershKristin HershKristin Hersh is an American singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she also continues to perform as lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave...
- Strings, the nickname of the Swedish musician Robert DahlqvistRobert DahlqvistRobert Dahlqvist is a guitarist and vocalist most known for his work with the Swedish rockband The Hellacopters. He's also the lead singer and guitarist in Thunder Express, a band originally started as a sideproject to his work with The Hellacopters...
In sport:
- strings (tennis)Strings (tennis)In tennis, the strings are the part of a tennis racquet 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 makes contact with the ball - string, a series of consecutive wins in baseball
In medicine
- Brock stringBrock stringA Brock string is an instrument used in vision therapy. It consists of a white string of approximately 10 feet in length with three small wooden beads of different colors....
, an instrument used in vision therapy - String signString signString sign, or gastrointestinal string sign, is a medical term for a radiographic finding on an Upper GI series, in which the patient is given a radio-opaque material, such as barium, to drink...
, a medical term used in diagnosing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - String galvanometerString galvanometerThe string galvanometer was one of the earliest instruments capable of detecting and recording the very small electrical currents produced by the human heart and provided the first practical Electrocardiogram . The original machines achieved "such amazing technical perfection that many modern day...
, an early instrument capable of providing electrocardiogram]
Other meanings:
- G-stringG-stringA G-string is a type of thong underwear or swimsuit, 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 hips, worn as swimwear or underwear by women and men...
, V-string and C-string, three different kinds of thongsThong (clothing)The thong is a garment generally worn as either underwear or as a swimsuit in many industrialized societies around the world. It may also be worn for traditional ceremonies or competitions such as sumo wrestling... - Stampede stringStampede stringA Stampede string is a long string usually made from leather or horsehair. Typically, the string is run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat, and then through a hole on each side with its ends knotted and then secured under the chin or around the back of the head keeping the hat in place in...
, a long string usually made from leather or horsehair and typically run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat - Strings (1991 film)Strings (1991 film)Strings is a 1991 Canadian paint-on-glass animation short film by Wendy Tilby, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.The 10 min. 23 sec. animated short simultaneously follows a woman preparing for a bath and her upstairs neighbour rehearsing with his string quartet, exploring the...
, a Canadian animated short - Strings (2004 film), a film directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
- Strings (2011 film)Strings (2011 film)Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes. The film was written, produced, and directed by Mark Dennis and was produced and directed by Ben Foster on a budget of $65,000...
, a American dramatic thriller film - A character controlled by Marik in the Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh!is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
series - "String" is a Monty Python sketch about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation AlbumMonty Python's Contractual Obligation AlbumMonty Python's Contractual Obligation Album is an album released by Monty Python in 1980, a mixture of songs, new sketches and some rerecorded pre-Python work. As the title suggests, the album was put together to complete a contract with Charisma Records...
- String bridge, the passage into the JannahJannahJannah , is the Islamic conception of paradise. The Arabic word Jannah is a shortened version meaning simply "Garden". According to Islamic eschatology, after death, one will reside in the grave until the appointed resurrection on . Muslims believe that the treatment of the individual in the life...
(Garden of Allah) in Islam - red string (disambiguation)Red string (disambiguation)Red string may be:*Red string , a thin red string worn to ward off misfortune* Kalava, the sacred Hindu red string*Red String , a manga-style webcomic* Red string of fate, a Chinese belief similar to the concept of a soulmate...
, several different things - yaw stringYaw stringThe yaw string, also known as a slip string, is a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight. It performs the same function as the slip-skid indicator ball, but is more sensitive, and does not require the pilot to look down at the instrument panel...
, also known as a slip string, a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight - casing stringCasing stringCasing string is a long section of connected oilfield pipe that is lowered into a wellbore and cemented. The pipe segments are typically about in length, male threaded on each end and connected with short lengths of double-female threaded pipe called couplings...
, a term from drilling technology - string potentiometerString potentiometerA string potentiometer is a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool. Other common names include "string pot", "cable-extension transducer", "draw wire sensor", and "yo-yo sensor"....
, a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool - string puzzleString puzzleA string puzzle is any mechanical puzzle where the emphasis is on manipulating one or more pieces of string or rope. The string may be closed loops or unclosed or fixed to some given harder material in a certain way. Usually there is only one piece of rope or string. The string may have balls or...
, any mechanical puzzle where the emphasis is on manipulating one or more pieces of string or rope - string bogString bogA String bog or Strong mire is a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas. String bogs occur on slightly sloping surfaces, with the ridges at right angles to the direction of water flow...
- string cheeseString cheeseSeveral different types of cheese are known as string cheese. It is peelable and when peeled, it does so in strings or strips from the larger cheese....
, a common name for several different types of cheese - Silly StringSilly StringSilly String is a children's toy of flexible, sometimes brightly-coloured, plastic string propelled as a stream of liquid from an aerosol can. The solvent in the string quickly evaporates in mid-air, creating a continuous strand. Silly String is often used during weddings, birthday parties,...
, a child's toy, also known as aerosol string - string trimmerString trimmerA string trimmer, also known as a strimmer, line trimmer, weed whacker, weed whip, weed eater, weedy, or whipper snipper, is a powered handheld device that uses a flexible monofilament line instead of a blade for cutting grass and other plants near objects...
, a device for cutting grass and other small plants - String LakeString LakeString Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the outflow of Leigh Lake. A small wetland area is on the northwest side of the lake and is prime moose habitat. A short half mile long creek connects String Lake to Jenny Lake to the...
, a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA