Handle (disambiguation)

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"

Computing and technology

• Handle (computing), an abstract reference to a resource
• Handle, in a communication system, is a:
• Pseudonym
• User name
• Handle, in computer programming, is an opaque pointer, i.e., a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer
• Adjustment handles, little boxes for resizing a GUI control
• Handle System, a system for uniquely numbering digital objects
• Handle-o-Meter, a machine that measures surface friction and flexibility of sheeted materials
• Handle, a robot created by Boston Dynamics

Other uses

• Handle (mathematics), a topological ball
• Handle, in gambling, 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

See also

• Handel (disambiguation)
• Hendel
• Hendl