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A handle is a grip attached to an object for using or moving the object.
Handle may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Handles'' (novel), a children's book by Jan Mark * Handles, a character in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Time of the Doctor
"The Time of the Doctor" is an episode of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', written by Steven Moffat and directed by Jamie Payne, and was broadcast as the ninth ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special on 25 December 2013 ...
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Computing and technology
* Handle (computing), an abstract reference to a resource * Handle, in a communication system, is a: **Pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
** User name
* Handle, in computer programming, is an opaque pointer, i.e., a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer
* Adjustment handles
In graphical user interfaces, the Graphical control ele ...
, little boxes for resizing a GUI control
* Handle System, a system for uniquely numbering digital objects
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In graphical user interfaces, the Graphical control ele ...Handle-o-Meter
The Handle-o-Meter is a testing machine developed by Johnson & Johnson and now manufactured by Thwing-Albert that measures the "handle" of sheeted materials: a combination of its surface friction and flexibility. Originally, it was used to test ...
, a machine that measures surface friction and flexibility of sheeted materials
Other uses
*Handle (mathematics) In mathematics, a handle decomposition of an ''m''-manifold ''M'' is a union
\emptyset = M_ \subset M_0 \subset M_1 \subset M_2 \subset \dots \subset M_ \subset M_m = M
where each M_i is obtained from M_ by the attaching of i-handles. A handle dec ...
, a topological ball
* Handle, in gambling
Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three el ...
, is the total amount bet, usually at a given place or for a given event
* Handle, a half-gallon (1.75 L) bottle of liquor; see alcohol measurements
Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of beverage alcohol.
Beer measures
Liquor measurements
The following table lists common sizes for liquors and spirits.
Liquor bottles
The British Reputed Pint and Re ...
See also
* Handel (disambiguation) * Hendel * Hendl {{disambig