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Never-ending audio and video recording process
Loop recording is the process of recording audio continuously to an endless tape (if magnetic tape is used) or to computer memory, or recording video
Loop_recording
American technology company
software. GoPro cameras are widely used for adventure sports, travel recording, and outdoor activities. Founded as Woodman Labs, Inc, the company is
GoPro
Reggae band
Singles Chart. "L.A.B". L.A.B. Retrieved 28 October 2022. "L.A.B". Loop Recordings Aotearoa. Drever, Andrew (5 December 2019). "New Zealand's L.A.B. keen
L.A.B.
2004 single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Harada – mastering Kenichi Nakamura – recording Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Loop & Loop"". Sony Music Online Japan. Archived
Loop_&_Loop
Musical technique
Live looping is the recording and playback of a piece of music in real-time using either dedicated hardware devices, called loopers or phrase samplers
Live_looping
2019 stage musical by Michael R. Jackson
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, and winner
A_Strange_Loop
1962 single by Johnny Thunder
1963. It was featured on his 1963 album Loop De Loop. In Canada it reached No. 14 in 2 separate weeks. The recording was produced by Teddy Vann, and it was
Loop_de_Loop
Repeating section of sound material in electroacoustic music
to end." "A drum loop is technically a short recording of multiple drum materials which has been edited to loop seamlessly ( to loop smoothly and continuously)
Loop_(music)
Digital audio recording studio
sequencer, virtual instrument host, non-linear video arranger, and music loop recording program. Acoustica has developed three editions of Mixcraft: Mixcraft
Mixcraft
Loops of magnetic tape to create patterns or sounds
In music, tape loops are loops of magnetic tape used to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns or dense layers of sound when played on a tape recorder
Tape_loop
Electrical configuration allowing electricity to cross between grounded devices
In an electrical system, a ground loop or earth loop occurs when two points of a circuit are intended to have the same ground reference potential but instead
Ground_loop_(electricity)
New Zealand musical collaborative
of Barnaby Weir, front man of the Black Seeds and Mikee Tucker of Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. The objective: To meet, exchange ideas, and then perform
Fly_My_Pretties
American songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist (born 1994)
studio with SZA, who requested a looped recording of the chords at the conclusion of the studio session. This loop would become the soundscape for 2017
Tyran_Donaldson
New Zealand electronica duo
(record label unknown) – "Melt" 2001 – Loop 13 CD.08 (Loop Recordings) – "Soliton" 2001 – Loop Select 002 (Loop Recordings) – "Unadrummer" (Sunshine Sound System
Pitch_Black_(band)
American producer of dictation machines
microcassette but retained a good recording quality and duration. Dictaphone also developed "endless loop" recording[citation needed] using magnetic tape
Dictaphone
(2002) - Loop 003 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Runnin (2002) - Loop 004 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Bluey (2002) - The Green Room 001 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Runnin
Fat_Freddy's_Drop_discography
2026 award ceremony for music
honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February
68th_Annual_Grammy_Awards
2002–2003 album series by William Basinski
The Disintegration Loops is a series of four albums by the American musician William Basinski, released in 2002 and 2003 on Basinski's label 2062. It
The_Disintegration_Loops
2000 film by Paul Verhoeven
truth to the committee. Ignoring this, Sebastian rigs a device to loop a recording of his heat signature in his quarters, allowing him to leave undetected
Hollow_Man
Digital audio workstation application
sequencer The step sequencer allows for recording one measure of a melody or beat at a time, then turning it into a loop. It allows for the creation of multiple
FL_Studio_Mobile
Process where information about current status is used to influence future status
as inputs as part of a chain of cause and effect that forms a circuit or loop. The system can then be said to feed back into itself. The notion of cause-and-effect
Feedback
American actress (1939–2021)
Girl in 1996. In the 1990s, she founded the loop recording company Speakeasy, which provides audio recording for film and television. Within Speakeasy,
Sondra_James
Band
Black Seeds". Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. Loop Media, NZ. Retrieved 17 April 2016. "The Black Seeds". Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. Loop Media, NZ. Retrieved
The_Black_Seeds
Stylus-operated analog synthesizer
form a modular multi-sequencer system. Additional features include loop recording up to 1024 steps, per-step gate outputs, summed gate out, and selectable
Stylophone
Japanese noodle dish
presence, a practice some vendors still retain via a loudspeaker and a looped recording. According to ramen expert Hiroshi Osaki, the first specialized ramen
Ramen
2020 short film by Erica Milsom
would be authentic. Loop features Madison Bandy in the role of Renee, who herself is non-speaking and autistic. The audio recording for her voice performance
Loop_(2020_film)
2007 live album by Karen Dalton
Colorado. The album is a recording of a performance there, made by the club's co-proprietor and a friend of Dalton's, Joe Loop. CD 1 "It's All Right" (Ray
Cotton_Eyed_Joe_(album)
American actor (1905–1997)
invention, first designing and obtaining a patent for an endless magnetic loop recording and playback device, elements of which were later incorporated into
George Mann (vaudeville performer)
George_Mann_(vaudeville_performer)
Device used for cardiac monitoring
An implantable loop recorder (ILR), also known as an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), is a small device that is implanted under the skin of the chest
Implantable_loop_recorder
Musical artist
Recordings 2009: Divine Dezignz #2: Soul, Etc., In The Loop Recordings/Tasteful Licks Records 2007: Interludez and Essentialz, In The Loop Recordings/Tasteful
Floyd_the_Locsmif
Six-novel series by Koji Suzuki
Suzuki. The novels were initially a trilogy, consisting of Ring, Spiral, and Loop. A short story collection called Birthday was released shortly after, introducing
Ring_(novel_series)
Storage medium: cartridge containing a computer tape
released. The beginning of tape cartridges goes back to loop recording, also known as endless tape recording, which in this case referred to the endless playback
Tape_cartridge
Music synthesizer
has a gate arpeggiator and a loop function that allows the layering of instruments to produce loops. The loop recording function is somewhat limited,
Korg_Kaossilator
1994 studio album by Pearl Jam
shop, while "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" was created using looped recordings of real patients from a psychiatric hospital. Tim Coffman of WhatCulture
Vitalogy
Magma obeying the Latin square property
Thm. 1, 2 Smith, Jonathan D. H. (2 April 2024). "Codes, Errors, and Loops". Recording of the Codes & Expansions Seminar. Retrieved 2 April 2024. Smith,
Quasigroup
1994 film by Gakuryū Ishii
arrives, she is locked in a room with a television screen playing a looped recording of Aku mocking her free will. This prolonged captivity drives Setsuko
Angel_Dust_(film)
Recording of sound and playing it back
The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording. Acoustic analog recording is achieved by a microphone diaphragm
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound_recording_and_reproduction
UK temporary radio channel
consisted of a continuously looping recording of bird song. It was available via the Digital One DAB network. The recording was also available via the
Birdsong_(radio_channel)
American musician
sampling using ping-pong recording techniques between two cassette tape decks, and then later acquired a keyboard with loop-recording capabilities. Cylinder's
Breakmaster_Cylinder
American actor
Broadway theatre production of A Strange Loop in 2022. He also earned a Grammy Award nomination for the cast recording of the show. Spivey grew up in Raleigh
Jaquel_Spivey
1997 studio album by Stereolab
Dots and Loops, and the band recording with a digital audio workstation at the time. Its artwork was designed by Julian House. In Dots and Loops, Stereolab
Dots_and_Loops
Musical artist
Land of the Loops is the stage name of Alan Sutherland, a musician from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He began recording in the early 1990s and
Land_of_the_Loops
1967 album by the Who
immediately after Rael Pt 2 known as "Track Records Run Out Groove", a looping recording of the spoken words "Track Records". This hidden track is included
The_Who_Sell_Out
American band
effects, guitar synthesizers and live loop recording as part of their performances. Their performances and recordings include original compositions, surf
California_Guitar_Trio
Recording of multiple sources to create a whole
Multitrack recording (MTR), also known as multitracking, is a method of sound recording developed in 1955 that allows for the separate recording of multiple
Multitrack_recording
Moldovan musician (born 1979)
really but part of Crazy Loop lives inside me." Bălan officially launched Crazy Loop in October 2007 with new single "Crazy Loop (Mm Ma Ma)", which landed
Dan_Balan
Fictional character in Star Wars
in the character's demeanor. The sound of his wings flapping is a looped recording of sound designer Ben Burtt opening and closing an umbrella. Watto
Watto
1973 studio album by Can
created as a looped recording of a crunching cushion from Can's studio. Czukay integrated an editing trick for the song's coda, looping a segment of the
Future_Days_(album)
1988 single by Tanita Tikaram
(feat. Tanita Tikaram) by Kingston Sound System / 2025". Releases. Loop Recordings. Retrieved 9 August 2025. "Paul Dempsey Announces 'Shotgun Karaoke
Twist_in_My_Sobriety
Magnetic tape sound recording format
passed through an inner ring of loose tape reel, where the recording is stored, and looped back through the outer ring of the reel. Initially, this mechanism
8-track_cartridge
American DJ and record producer (born 1972)
creating sonic pieces by combining live instruments, human voices, and looped recordings. In 1994, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After graduating
Theo_Parrish
Removal or termination of an electrical pathway from parts of the heart
vein isolation: results from 3 months of continuous automatic ECG loop recordings. J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct;20(10):1089–94. doi:10.1111/j
Catheter_ablation
1966 song by the Beatles
were two loops of sitar passages, both reversed and sped up, and a loop of Mellotron string and brass voicings. In their 2006 book Recording the Beatles
Tomorrow_Never_Knows
1989 studio album by Andy Summers
– producer, recording, mixing Darren Mora – recording assistant Dennis Smith – recording assistant, technical assistance, loop recording Sharon Rice –
The_Golden_Wire
Digital audio workstation
FL Studio (previously known both as FrootyLoops and FruityLoops) is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. It
FL_Studio
1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell
first commercially released song to include a sample, featuring a looped recording of percussion by the African ensemble the Drummers of Burundi. This
The_Hissing_of_Summer_Lawns
Video server
tapeless server allows loop recording and functions such as replays, slow-motion, non-linear editing or streaming while recording. The server is controlled
XT3
Belgian studio production server
streamed or transferred to post-production. The server benefits from loop recording and allows to record, control and play media. It has from 2 to 6 channels
XS_(server)
Music recording and editing software
with support dropped on October 31 that year. RiffWorks recording software includes loop recording, automatic track creation (24 tracks), 7 guitar-oriented
RiffWorks
1998 song by the Beach Boys
6, 1969. Further recording was made at the band's studio at a later date. On his contribution to the song, now titled "Loop De Loop," Jardine commented
Loop de Loop (Flip Flop Flyin' in an Aeroplane)
Loop_de_Loop_(Flip_Flop_Flyin'_in_an_Aeroplane)
American rapper
Kenner Loop, Young Roddy's debut studio album, was released on December 4, 2015, via iHipHop Distribution. Roddy moved on without Jet Life Recordings and
Young_Roddy
Dutch musician (born 1978)
how to drum and made musical arrangements with the so-called 'tape-loop' recording technique. In the early nineties, Redman started performing as a rapper
Mike_Redman
10 October 2014. Loop Recordings. "Out Now: Skallander". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 10 October 2014. Skallander page at Loop Recordings Skallander on Facebook
Skallander
Portuguese rapper and music producer (born 1979)
released in 2001, attracted the attention of then recently created Loop Recordings, who offered him a contract.The album featured the song "Não Percebes"
Sam_the_Kid
Audio recording using magnetic tape spooled on open reels
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording, also called open-reel recording, is magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording tape is spooled between reels
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording
Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording
Echo-like effect
were achieved using tape loops improvised on reel-to-reel audio tape recording systems. By shortening or lengthening the loop of tape and adjusting the
Delay_(audio_effect)
Device or software that records, edits or plays back musical notes
with sequencing features Audio data in audio sequencers including DAWs, loop-based music software, etc.; or phrase samplers including grooveboxes, etc
Music_sequencer
Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist
back catalogue of Looper's recordings as a five CD boxset in 2015, entitled These Things, and a 25th Anniversary edition of Looper’s debut album Up A Tree
Stuart_David
Composition by Gavin Bryars
to the recordings, Bryars noticed the clip was in tune with his piano and that it conveniently looped into 13 bars. For the first LP recording, he was
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Jesus'_Blood_Never_Failed_Me_Yet
2nd episode of the 1st season of Severance
"Half Loop" is the second episode of the American science fiction psychological thriller television series Severance. The episode was written by series
Half_Loop
Au clair de la lune Oldest known intelligible recording of a human voice in 1860. Played at what is now believed to be the correct speed, the words are
History_of_sound_recording
New Zealand musician
Ria Hall (born 1982 or 1983) is a Māori recording artist, singer-songwriter, television presenter, and political candidate. She has released two solo
Ria_Hall
Radio station in Regina, Saskatchewan
on CJME was "American Pie" by Don McLean, then the station stunted a loop recording of "a new station is coming" for an entire day. At 5:30AM on September
CJME
1991 compilation album by Swans
simultaneously on LP, CD and cassette in 1991. It presents various live recordings, tape loops and previously unavailable material recorded between 1982 and 1985
Body_to_Body,_Job_to_Job
Digital audio workstations for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
sequenced on a piano roll), pre-made and user-created loops, an array of various effects, and voice recordings. GarageBand was developed by Apple under the direction
GarageBand
Unwanted sound associated with AC power
AC to DC power supplies that rectify the mains waveform. (See also ground loop.) In vacuum tube equipment, one potential source of hum is current leakage
Mains_hum
Estonian singer and composer
highlighted her innovative use of "layered, multitracked singing and looped recordings of intakes of breath to craft a percussive element." Reviews have
Kadri_Voorand
Recording techniques used by Robert Fripp
2011, Fripp officially released a recording of this concert as a digital download, along with Eno's original backing loops. After returning from this tour
Frippertronics
New Zealand rock band founded in 1994
Dreams II (Warner Music) – "Long White Cross" (2006) – Rippon 06 (Loop Recordings) – "Dance Stamina" "Long White Cross" from Pipeline Under the Ocean
Pluto_(New_Zealand_band)
2007 studio album by Adi Dick
band member, Adi Dick. It was recorded in his bedroom and released by Loop Recordings Aotearoa in 2007. Adi Dick - Vocals, Instruments Rio Hempo - Bass (on
Our_Place_(album)
2016 studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Records in the United States, and Heavenly Recordings in Europe. The album is designed to play as an "infinite loop" where each song segues into the next and
Nonagon_Infinity
New Zealand musical group
2002 - In 2 Deep (Fabel Music) - Move With Me (Remix) 2002 - Loop. Select 003 (Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa) - Move With Me featuring Ladi6 2005 - Dub Conspiracy
Shapeshifter_(band)
Routing of signals back to their source
Loopback (also written loop-back) is the routing of electronic signals or digital data streams back to their source without intentional processing or modification
Loopback
2005 studio album by Maaya Sakamoto
Yunagi Loop (Japanese: 夕凪LOOP, Hepburn: Yūnagi Rūpu; lit. 'Evening Calm Loop') is the fifth studio album by Japanese voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto
Yūnagi_Loop
Recording of data on a magnetizable medium
magnetic states, which are the +Ms and −Ms on the hysteresis loop. Examples of digital recording are floppy disks, hard disk drives (HDDs), and tape drives
Magnetic_storage
Greek cellist and Cretan lyra player (born 1973)
The concerts of Yiorgos Kaloudis feature an extensive use of live loop recording and a combination of elements from classical, ambient, jazz and world
Yiorgos_Kaloudis
Series of audio effects units
principal uses of effects loops are in recordings and in instrument amplifiers. There are two main advantages of an effects loop. The first is that generally
Effects_loop
2012 film score by Nathan Johnson
Looper (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the 2012 film Looper directed by Rian Johnson and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Looper_(soundtrack)
Digital audio workstation
pH1, by Sonic Foundry in Madison, Wisconsin. It was a loop-based music sequencer, in which Acid Loop files could be simply drag-and-dropped then automatically
Acid_Pro
1968 sound collage by the Beatles
wanted to do one." Ono attended the recording sessions and, according to Lennon, helped him select which tape loops to use. In a 1992 interview for Musician
Revolution_9
Loop delay that occurs when a video camera is pointed at its own playback video monitor
in the making and recording of video feedback. Sony had released the VuMax series of recording video cameras and manually "hand-looped" video tape decks
Video_feedback
Loop that increases an initial effect
feedback, self-reinforcing feedback) is a process that occurs in a feedback loop where the outcome of a process reinforces the inciting process to build momentum
Positive_feedback
Musical artist
(2017) This Town (2020) Night Raiders (2021) "The Hunt Brings Us Life". Loop Recordings. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012
Samuel_Flynn_Scott
2002 studio album by Sam the Kid
released an instrumental album entitled Beats Vol 1: Amor through Loop:Recordings Using resources like vinyl, discs, soap operas, videos and recorded
Beats_Vol_1:_Amor
2013 song by Yung Lean
was built on a chopped sample loop titled “Loop 61” by Japanese beatmaker DÉ DÉ MOUSE [ja], who constructed the main loop using the Heart of Asia sample
Ginseng_Strip_2002
2020 studio album by L.A.B.
Zealand reggae band L.A.B. It was released on 18 December 2020 via Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa as a sequel to their 2019 album L.A.B. III. The album debuted
L.A.B._IV
Engineer) Studio Three, EMI Studios, London (7.00pm-3.45am) Recording "Magical Mystery Tour" (tape loop of coach noise, takes 1 – 3, tape reduction take 3 into
The Beatles' recording sessions
The_Beatles'_recording_sessions
1973 single by Pink Floyd
the group to gradually speed up during the recording. Engineer Alan Parsons gradually faded out the loop before the vocals began. As the song progressed
Money_(Pink_Floyd_song)
2012 single by Earl Sweatshirt
Wu-Tang Clan song the duo listened to years before and wanted to use, a looped recording of Taiwo Hassan saying to the song's engineer "Can you turn that up
Chum_(song)
South Korean singer (born 1997)
solo artist on May 29, 2024, with the release of the extended play (EP) Loop. Ha Soo-young was born on May 24, 1997, in Busan, South Korea. She lived
Yves_(singer)
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Robrecht.Altered spelling of German Rupp.English : variant spelling of Roope.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Hebrew
God will Multiply; God will Add
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from the Old Norse personal name Tópi, Túpi, a short form of a personal name formed with þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + a second element with initial b-, for example björn ‘bear’, ‘warrior’. On the other hand, the name is found mainly in Dorset and Devon, which are far from areas of Scandinavian settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English coupe ‘tub’, ‘container’ (see Cooper). In some cases the surname may have been derived from a pub or house sign.Dutch : from koop ‘purchase’, ‘bargain’, hence a nickname for a haggler or a metonymic occupational name for a merchant.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Natural; Original; Innate; Simply; Loop
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Look
Boy/Male
Hindu
Flower
Male
Dutch
, Jehovah's gift (or grace).
Boy/Male
British, English
Barrel Maker
Girl/Female
Tamil
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Look
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Lot is the English Language Equivalent
Male
French
French form of Latin Lupus, LOUP means "wolf."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Traditional
Look; Beauty; Appearance
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God will multiply.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : habitational name from any of several places called Loose or Loosey.North German : from a short form of Nikolaus, German form of Nicholas.Dutch : nickname from the adjective loos ‘cunning’, ‘artful’, ‘guileful’.English : variant spelling of Loose.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Look
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Loop; Autumn
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
Boy/Male
Hindu
Master of all creation
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Brook, BROOKE means "brook, stream."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friendship; Closeness
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Graceful Lady; Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Little Siva
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ãsgeirr, OSKAR means "god-spear."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Strong Counsel
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lamp of redemption, Swim, Ferry across (1)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hoping; Full of Hope
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Liberation; Lord Vishnu
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
LOOP RECORDING
v. t.
To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in.
v. i.
To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action.
n.
See 1st Loop.
v. t.
To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
pl.
of Trou-de-loup
v. t.
To let hang down; as, to lop the head.
v. t.
To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition.
n.
The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a look.
n.
Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look.
v. t.
To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon.
n.
See Loon, the bird.
v. t.
To break over the poop or stern, as a wave.
n.
A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
v. t.
To express or manifest by a look.
n.
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.
n.
Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look.
v. t.
To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick.
v. t.
To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
v. i.
To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
n.
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.