while loop
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From the keyword while used in many programming languages for this purpose.
Noun
[edit ]| Examples (C++) |
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while( x<10 ) {
cout<<x;
x++;
}
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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
[edit ]section of code
- Chinese:
- Danish: while-loop n, while-løkke c
- French: boucle while f
- German: while-Schleife f
- Spanish: bucle mientras m, bucle while m