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{{Wiktionary|string}}

'''String''' or '''strings''' may refer to:
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*[[String (structure)]], a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Films===
* [[Strings (1991 film)|''Strings'' (1991 film)]], a Canadian animated short
* [[Strings (2004 film)|''Strings'' (2004 film)]], a film directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
* [[Strings (2011 film)|''Strings'' (2011 film)]], an American dramatic thriller film
* [[Strings (2012 film)|''Strings'' (2012 film)]], a British film by Rob Savage
* ''[[Bravetown]]'' (2015 film), an American drama film originally titled ''Strings''
* ''[[The String]]'' (2009), a French film

===Music===
====Instruments====
* [[String (music)]], the flexible element that produces vibrations and sound in string instruments
* [[String instrument]], a musical instrument that produces sound through vibrating strings
** [[List of string instruments]]
* [[String piano]], a pianistic extended technique in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, rather than striking the piano's keys

====Types of groups====
* [[String band]], musical ensemble composed mostly or entirely of string instruments, common in bluegrass, jazz, and country music
* [[String orchestra]], orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family
* [[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

====Genres====
* [[String (Thai pop)]], a genre of Thai pop music

====Performers====
* [[Strings (band)]], a pop rock band from Pakistan
* [[Strings (rapper)]], Marinna Teal (born 1975), American rapper

====Recordings====
* [[Strings (EP)|''Strings'' (EP)]], an EP by Kristin Hersh
* [[Strings (Strings album)|''Strings'' (Strings album)]], the debut album by Strings
*''[[Strings!]]'', a 1967 album by jazz guitarist Pat Martino
* "Strings", by Blink-182 from ''[[Buddha (album)|Buddha]]'', 1994
* "Strings", by Shawn Mendes from ''[[Handwritten (Shawn Mendes album)|Handwritten]]'', 2015
* "Strings, Strings", by Gerald Levert from ''[[G (Gerald Levert album)|G]]'', 2000

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* "String", a Monty Python sketch about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album|Contractual Obligation Album]]''
* String, a character controlled by Marik in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' Japanese manga
* [[Silly String]], a child's toy, also known as aerosol string

==Fashion==
* [[String bikini]]
* [[Thong]], C-string, G-string, V-string

==Foods and cooking==
* String of a bean, in cooking, is the hard fibrous spine that runs the length of the pod in all but [[stringless]] varieties
* [[String bean]], a name for several different varieties of bean
* [[String cheese]], a common name for several different types of cheese
* [[String hopper]], a rice noodle dish

==Mathematics==
* [[String graph]], an intersection graph of curves in the plane; each curve is called a "string"
* [[String group]], in group theory

==Science and technology==
===Bioinformatics===
* [[STRING]] (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins), a database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions

===Computer sciences===
* [[String (computer science)]], sequence of alphanumeric text or other symbols in computer programming
** [[String (C++)]], a class in the C++ Standard Library
** [[Strings (Unix)]], a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files
** [[C string handling]], a header in the C standard library
** [[String literal]], the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program
** [[Connection string]], a string that specifies information about a data source and the means of connecting to it
* [[Deployment environment]], one in a series of computing environments in which new software is deployed, either in sequence or in parallel

===Drilling===
* [[Casing string]]
* [[Drill string]]
* [[Production string]]

===Medicine===
* [[Brock string]], an instrument used in vision therapy
* [[String galvanometer]], an instrument that provided the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG)
* [[String sign]], a medical term used in diagnosing hypertrophy pyloric stenosis

===Physics===
* [[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
* [[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
** [[Strings (conference)]], series of conferences on string theory
* [[String vibration]], equations for an ordinary vibrating string

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [[Yaw string]], also known as a slip string, a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight
* [[String bog]], a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas
* [[String potentiometer]], a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool

==Sports==
* String, a series of consecutive wins in [[List of baseball jargon (S)#string|baseball jargon]]
* [[Strings (tennis)]], the part of a tennis racket which makes contact with the ball

==Other uses==
* [[Pushing on a string]], metaphor
* [[String of cash coins (currency unit)]], in the Far East
* [[String Lake]], a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States.
* [[String Publishing]], an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
* [[String puzzle]], any mechanical puzzle whose emphasis is on manipulating one or more pieces of string or rope
* [[String ribbon]], ribbon made of string
* [[String trimmer]], a device for cutting grass and other small plants
* Strings, the nickname of the Swedish musician [[Robert Dahlqvist]]
* [[Marik String]], former acting Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State

==See also==
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* [[Chain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Heart Strings (disambiguation)]]
* [[Red string (disambiguation)]]
* [[Strine (disambiguation)]]<!--possible misspelling-->
* [[String of pearls (disambiguation)]]




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