for loop

English

Etymology

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

Noun

for loop (plural for loops)

(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.

Translations

section of code

Danish: for-løkke c
French: boucle for f

German: for-Schleife f
Portuguese: for (pt) m

See also

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