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do loop

do loop noun: a section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed repeatedly depending on the value of a Boolean condition.

Noun

do loop (plural do loops)

  1. A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed repeatedly depending on the value of a Boolean condition.

Forms of do loop

pluraldo loops

Origin of do loop

From the keyword do used in some programming languages for this purpose.

Questions about do loop

What does do loop mean?
Do loop means a section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed repeatedly depending on the value of a Boolean condition.
What part of speech is do loop?
Do loop is a noun.
What is the plural of do loop?
The plural of do loop is do loops.

Words near do loop in the dictionary

  1. do it tough
  2. do it up
  3. do it up brown
  4. do it yourself
  5. do justice
  6. do loop
  7. do loops
  8. do lunch
  9. do me a favour
  10. do me a lemon
  11. do more harm than good

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