Handle

Handle may refer to:

Handle (grip), a grip attached to an object for using or moving the object, such as a door handle
Handle (mathematics), a topological ball
Handle (computing), a particular kind of smart pointer
Handle System, a system for uniquely numbering digital objects. Most well known application is in digital object identifiers
Handles (novel), a children's book by Jan Mark
Adjustment handles, little boxes for resizing a GUI control
Opaque pointer, in computer programming, a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer
Reference (computer science), an object referring to data stored elsewhere in computer memory
Pseudonym used in a communication system
User (computing), a pseudonym used within an online system
Handle-o-Meter, a machine that measures surface friction and flexibility of sheeted materials
A 1.75L (59.17-ounce) bottle of alcohol
In foreign currency and money markets, the handle is the whole dollar price, or stem, of a quote. For example, a foreign currency trading at 75.25 and a money market security trading at 75.75 both have handles of 75. Traders usually do not include the handles when quoting prices because it is assumed that involved traders already know them.

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