while loop

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Examples

(from C++):

while( x<10 ) {
cout<<x;

x++;
}

while loop (plural while loops)

(programming) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is repeated only while a certain condition continues to be met.

Translations

section of code

Danish: while-loop n, while-løkke c
French: boucle while f

German: while-Schleife f

See also

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