Meaning

• The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

• An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.

• The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.

  "The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars."

• The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.

• A name, nickname or pseudonym.

• A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.

  "The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name."

• A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.

  "This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle."

• A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)

• A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)

• A point, an extremity of land.

  "the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland"

• A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.

• The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.