Phrase Hound found 139 phrases and 61 compound words that contain loop. The most common are listed below. Open loop in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 139
- feedback loopA self-reinforcing or self-weakening effect.
- infinite loopA loop which continues indefinitely.
- out of the loopNot informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion.
- while loopA section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is repeated only while a certain condition continues to be met.
- local loopThe physical link or circuit that connects from the demarcation point of the customer premises to the edge of the common carrier or telecommunications service provider's network.
- closing the looppresent participle and gerund of close the loop
- closed loopA path whose initial point is equal to its terminal point.
- close the loopTo follow up; to tie up loose ends; to resolve.
- belt loopA highway that loops around the perimeter of a major city.
- passing loopOn a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
- fruit loopAlternative form of fruitloop: A crazy person; a lunatic.
- closed the loopsimple past and past participle of close the loop
- event loopA programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages.
- time loopA hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken.
- do-while loopa construction in which a series of commands are performed once initially, and then repeatedly for as long as a specified condition evaluates to true.
- hook-and-loopSynonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).
- death loopA situation in which a player respawns and inevitably dies, only to respawn in the exact same situation, causing the game to loop indefinitely.
- ground loopA (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the same potential, but are not.
- open-loopAny system that does not use feedback.
- doom loopA death spiral or adverse feedback loop.
- core loopSynonym of compulsion loop: A habitual chain of activities, for example in a video game, that yields a neurochemical reward such as the release of dopamine.
- crossing loopSynonym of passing loop: On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
- closes the loopthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the loop: To follow up; to tie up loose ends; to resolve.
- loop quantum gravityA theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of finite loops.
- loop pedalA device that records an input signal and then can be set to play it back in continuous repetitions.
Compound words 61
- loopbackThe routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.
- cloopA slightly hollow, percussive sound.
- earloopA loop that fits around the ear to hold an earphone or similar device in place
- hyperloopA theoretical high-speed transportation system, proposed by Elon Musk, in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors through reduced-pressure tubes.
- reloopTo loop again.
- loophoundSomeone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.
- hemiloopHalf of a loop, especially of the bowel.
- interloopBetween loops.
- loopfulAs much as a loop will contain
- loopistOne who prepares recorded loops of music.