multistrings

Noun

multistring (plural multistrings)

1. (string theory) One of Multiple simultaneously vibrating strings.
   • We have conjectured that D-particles at D-brane intersections form multistrings and that these multistrings are the relevant degrees of freedom of black holdes formed from these intersections.2000, The Journal of High Energy Physics, page 26
2. (data structures) A data structure that represents multiple text strings.
   • The AIM screen name of person as a multistring with two labels: kABAIMWorkLabel, and kABAIMHomeLabel2003, Michael Beam, James Davidson, Cocoa in a Nutshell
3. A component of a model representing multiple parallel strings or lines.
   • Techniques such as multistrings (highways, buses etc ) and macrosymbols reduce the drawing and data entry problems and hence save time, reduce errors, and show better logcal flow.1979, Gerald Musgrave, Computer Aided Design of Digital Electronic Circuits and Systems, page 16
4. A musical instrument designed to have multiple strings played simultaneously.
   • This brings up another limitation of multistrings; that when one attaches more […]1991, Experimental Musical Instruments - Volumes 7-8, page 21

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