Band.
(Homonym: beau)
(Homonym: bow )
1. (Pronounced boh) A decorative interlacing of ribbons.
2. (Pronounced boh) A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces; SYN. bowknot.
3. (Pronounced boh) A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument.
4. (Pronounced boh) Curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows.
5. An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience; SYN. curtain call.
6. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame; SYN. bowing, obeisance.
7. Front part of a vessel or aircraft; SYN. fore, prow, stem.
8. Something curved in shape; SYN. arc.
A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight; SYN. twist, twirl.
ETYM French laničre thong, strap, Old Fren. lasniere, from lasne strap, thong, Latin lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Related to Lanier.
1. A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon; SYN. laniard.
2. A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle; SYN. laniard.
3. A line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships; SYN. laniard.
Rope or line for fastening something in a shipcord for hanging a knife or whistle around the neck.
Gruppe von Befehlen, die innerhalb eines Programms wiederholt abgearbeitet werden, bis eine Abbruch- oder Ausstiegsbedingung erfüllt ist.
Engl. loop, in der Datenverarbeitung ein Programmteil, der mehrmals hintereinander durchlaufen wird.
1. A set of statements in a program executed repeatedly, either a fixed number of times or until some condition is true or false. See also DO loop, FOR loop, infinite loop, iterative statement.
2. A pair of wires that runs between a telephone central office and customer premises.
In computing, short for program loop.
A computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied.