Noun

strings

1. Plural form of string.
2. (music, plural) Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
3. (plural) Conditions, especially undesirable ones.

   • It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.

French

Noun

strings m. pl.

1. Plural form of string.

Generally, string is a thin, flexible piece of rope or twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects.

Examples of string use include:

• For flying kites
• String figures, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers
• A bow string, for propelling an arrow
• In musical instruments such as below

String or Strings may also refer to:

In science, computers or mathematics

• String (computer science), 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 (C++), a class in the C++ Standard Library
  • string.h, a header in the C standard library
• connection string, a string that specifes information about a data source and the means of connecting to it
• 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.
  • black string is a higher dimensional (more than 4-dimensional) generalization of a black hole
• Dirac string is a fictitious one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two magnetic monopoles
• string graph, an intersection graph of curves in the plane; each curve is called a "string"
• STRING (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins), a database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions

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"
• String piano is a pianistic extended technique in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, rather than striking the piano's keys
• Strings (Pakistani pop band), a pop band from Pakistan
• String (Thai pop), a genre of Thai pop music
• Strings, a 1994 album by Kristin Hersh
• Strings, the nickname of the Swedish musician Robert Dahlqvist

In sport:

• Strings (tennis), the part of a tennis racquet which makes contact with the ball
• String is a series of consecutive wins in baseball

In medicine

• Brock string, an instrument used in vision therapy
• String sign, a medical term used in diagnosing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• String galvanometer, an early instrument capable of providing electrocardiogram]

Other meanings:

• G-string, V-string and C-string are three different kinds of thongs
• Stampede string is a long string usually made from leather or horsehair and typically run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat
• 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" is a Monty Python sketch about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation Album
• String bridge, the passage into the Gardens of Allah in Islam
• red string means several different things, see a disambiguation article
• yaw string, also known as a slip string, a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight
• casing string, a term from drilling technology
• string potentiometer, a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool
• string puzzle is any mechanical puzzle where the emphasis is on manipulating one or more pieces of string or rope
• string bog
• string cheese is a common name for several different types of cheese
• Silly String, a child's toy, also known as aerosol string
• string trimmer, a device for cutting grass and other small plants
• String Lake is a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA