Strings - Definition and Overview

• Strings (as a sound (voice) in electronic musical instruments and synthesizers) is an imitation of classical string ensemble's sound. Usually is used as a pad.
• Strings can also refer to the section of an orchestra or band consisting in stringed instruments.
• Strings can refer to a sequence of characters in a file or computer memory.
• Strings is also the name of a Unix command used to locate printable strings in a binary file.
• Strings are also theoretical physical objects that are fundamental components of string theory.
• Strings is the nickname of Swedish rock n' roll band The Hellacopters' guitarrist Robert Dahlqvist.
• Strings is the name for a software that deals with distributed shared memory [1] (http://www.cs.wayne.edu/~haj/html/strings.html).
• Strings can refer to thin pieces of fiber which are used to tie, bind, or hang other objects.