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 offibres.
Examples of string use include:
- String figures, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers
- A bow string, an essential part of a 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 literal, the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program
- String searching algorithm
- strings (Unix), a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files
- String theory, a popular grand unified theory
- String (physics), one of the main objects of study in string theory
- Cosmic String, a hypothetical 1-dimensional (spatially) topological defect in various fields.
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
In sport:
- Strings (tennis), the part of a tennis racquet which make contact with the ball
Other meanings:
- G-string, a minimal type of underclothing that covers the genitals without covering the buttocks
- 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 about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation Album