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for loop

for loop noun: 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.

Noun

for loop (plural for loops)

  1. 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.

for loop meaning in Tamil

for loop in Tamil

வரம்புக் கண்ணி

Forms of for loop

pluralfor loops

Origin of for loop

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

Questions about for loop

What does for loop mean?
For loop means 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.
What is for loop in Tamil?
For loop in Tamil is வரம்புக் கண்ணி. See For loop meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is for loop?
For loop is a noun.
What is the plural of for loop?
The plural of for loop is for loops.

Words near for loop in the dictionary

  1. for land's sakes
  2. for land's sakes alive
  3. for laughs
  4. for life
  5. for long
  6. for loop
  7. for loops
  8. for love nor money
  9. for love or money
  10. for me
  11. for me and not for thee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for loop (page history and authors); for loop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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