while loop

English

Etymology

From the keyword while used in many programming languages for this purpose.

Noun

Examples (C++)
while( x<10 ) {
    cout<<x;
    x++;
}

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  1. (programmingCategory:en:Programming#WHILELOOP) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is repeated only while a certain condition continues to be met.

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