event loop

event loop

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈvɛnt luːp/
• Hyphenation: event loop

Noun

event loop (plural event loops)

1. (computing) programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program

Synonyms

• message dispatcher
• message loop
• message pump
• run loop

Hypernyms

• loop

Hyponyms

• file-based event loop
• main loop
• main event loop

Translations

Translations

German: Ereignisschleife f Romanian: buclă eveniment f

Turkish: olay döngüsü

References

• event loop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia