for loop

for loop

English

Etymology

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

Noun

for loop (plural for loops)

1. (programming) 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

   An example of a for loop in BASIC: FOR X=1 TO 10: PRINT 1/X: NEXT X.

Translations

section of code

Danish: for-løkke c French: boucle for f

German: for-Schleife f Portuguese: for (pt) m

See also

• do loop
• foreach loop
• while loop