for loop
English
Etymology
From the keyword FOR
, used in many programming languages for this purpose.
Noun
- (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
- An example of a for loop in BASIC:
FOR X=1 TO 10: PRINT 1/X: NEXT X
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- An example of a for loop in BASIC:
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