String

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String is a flexible piece of twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. A rope is made of six twines while a string is made up of less than 6 twines.

Examples of string use include:

• Bowstring, for propelling an arrow
• Drawstring
• Kite
• Pullstring
• String art
• String bag
• String figure, design formed by weaving string around one's fingers
• Stampede string, a long string usually made from leather or Human hair and typically run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat

String or strings may also refer to:

Music

• String (music), the flexible element that produces vibrations and sound in string instruments
• String band, musical ensemble composed mostly or entirely of string instruments, common in bluegrass, jazz, and country music
• String instrument, a musical instrument that produces sound through vibrating strings
  • List of string instruments
• String orchestra, orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family
• String piano, a pianistic extended technique in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, rather than striking the piano's keys
• String quartet, musical ensemble of four string players, common in chamber music ensembles
• String section ("the strings"), section of a larger symphony orchestra composed of string musicians

Science, computers, and mathematics

Computer sciences

• String (computer science), sequence of alphanumeric text or other symbols in computer programming
  • String literal, the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program
  • strings (Unix), a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files
  • string (C++), a class in the C++ Standard Library
  • C string handling, a header in the C standard library
• Connection string, a string that specifies information about a data source and the means of connecting to it

Physics

• String theory, a popular grand unified theory
  • String (physics), one of the main objects of study in string theory
  • Black string is a higher-dimensional (more than 4-dimensional) generalization of a black hole
• Cosmic string, a hypothetical 1-dimensional (spatially) topological defect in various fields
• Dirac string, a fictitious one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two magnetic monopoles

Mathematics

• String graph, an intersection graph of curves in the plane; each curve is called a "string"
• String group, in group theory

Bioinformatics

• STRING (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins), a database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions

Entertainment

• "String", a Monty Python sketch about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation Album
• String, a character controlled by Marik in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese manga

Music

• Strings (band), a pop rock band from Pakistan
  • Strings (Strings album), the debut album by Strings
• Strings (Arthur Loves Plastic album), an album by Arthur Loves Plastic
• Strings!, a 1967 album by jazz guitarist Pat Martino
• String (Thai pop), a genre of Thai pop music
• Strings (EP), an EP by Kristin Hersh
• Strings, the nickname of the Swedish musician Robert Dahlqvist

Film

• Strings (1991 film), a Canadian animated short
• Strings (2004 film), a film directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
• Strings (2011 film), an American dramatic thriller film
• Strings (2012 film), a British film by Rob Savage
• Bravetown (2015 film), an American drama film originally titled Strings
• The String, 2009 French film

Sports

• Strings (tennis), the part of a tennis racket which makes contact with the ball
• A series of consecutive wins in baseball jargon

Medicine

• Brock string, an instrument used in vision therapy
• String sign, a medical term used in diagnosing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• String galvanometer, an instrument that provided the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG)

Drilling

• Casing string
• Drill string
• Production string

Other

• In cooking, the string of a bean is the hard fibrous spine that runs the length of the pod in all but stringless varieties
• String bog
• String cheese, a common name for several different types of cheese
• String hopper, in cuisine
• String Lake, a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
• String potentiometer, a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool
• String Publishing, an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
• String puzzle, any mechanical puzzle where the emphasis is on manipulating one or more pieces of string or rope
• String ribbon
• String transport
• String trimmer, a device for cutting grass and other small plants
• Thong (clothing), C-string, G-string, V-string
• Yaw string, also known as a slip string, a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight

See also

• All pages beginning with "String"
• All pages with titles containing String
• Heart Strings (disambiguation)
• Red string (disambiguation)
• Pushing on a string, metaphor
• Silly String, a child's toy, also known as aerosol string
• String of pearls (disambiguation)
• String Sisters, band
• Strine (disambiguation)
• Chain (disambiguation)