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'''{{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]]''
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