String 193060 224195534 2008-07-07T19:25:30Z Nappymonster 3758864 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.192.26.19|68.192.26.19]] to last version by Loggie (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) '''{{Wiktionarypar|string}}''' [[Image:Spool of string.jpg|thumb|right|A spool of string.]] Generally, '''string''' is a thin, flexible piece of [[rope]] or [[twine]] which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. String can be made from a variety of [[fibre]]s. Examples of string use include: * [[String figure]]s, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers * A [[bow string]], an essential part of a [[bow (weapon)|bow]]. * In musical instruments such as below. '''String''' may also refer to: In '''science''', '''computers''' or '''mathematics''': * [[String (computer science)]], a sequence of symbols or digits in computer programming * [[String (physics)]], one of the main objects of study in string theory * [[strings (Unix)]], a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files * [[String literal]], the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program * [[String searching algorithm]] * [[String theory]], a popular grand unified theory * A string of [[nucleotide]]s is called [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] * A string of [[amino acid]]s is called a [[peptide]] or [[protein]] In '''music''': * [[String instrument]], a musical instrument that produces sound through vibrating strings * [[Strings (music)]], flexible material that provides vibrations in string instruments * [[String section]], 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)]], a genre of Thai pop music '''Other''' meanings: * [[G-string]], a type of underclothing that parts the buttocks without covering them * [[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!]] series * [[String bridge]], the passage into the [[Gardens of Allah]] in [[Islam]] * "String" is a [[Monty Python]] [[sketch comedy|sketch]] about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album|Contractual Obligation Album]]'' {{disambig}} [[als:String]] [[cs:Řetězec]] [[de:String]] [[fr:String]] [[it:Stringa]] [[ja:ストリング]] [[nl:String]] [[ru:Струна (значения)]] [[simple:String]] [[th:สตริง]] [[yi:בענדעל]]