for loop

English

Etymology

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

Noun
Examples (BASIC)

FOR X=1 TO 10: PRINT 1/X: NEXT X

for loop (plural for loops)

  1. (programming) A section of code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed a specific number of times depending on the value of a loop counter.

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