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tight loop

tight loop noun: a loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.

Noun

tight loop (plural tight loops)

  1. A loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.
  2. Such a loop which heavily uses I/O or processing resources, failing to adequately share them with other programs running in the operating system.

Forms of tight loop

pluraltight loops

Questions about tight loop

What does tight loop mean?
Tight loop means a loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.
What part of speech is tight loop?
Tight loop is a noun.
What is the plural of tight loop?
The plural of tight loop is tight loops.

Words near tight loop in the dictionary

  1. tight head
  2. tight heads
  3. tight junction
  4. tight junctions
  5. tight lips
  6. tight loop
  7. tight loops
  8. tight money
  9. tight oil
  10. tight pants syndrome
  11. tight rope

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