"do loop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: do loops [plural]
Etymology: From the keyword do used in some programming languages for this purpose. Head templates: {{en-noun}} do loop (plural do loops)
  1. (computing) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed repeatedly depending on the value of a Boolean condition. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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