"event loop" meaning in English

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        "programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program"
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        {
          "word": "loop"
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      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "file-based event loop"
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          "word": "main loop"
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          "word": "main event loop"
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        "(computing) programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program"
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          "word": "message dispatcher"
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          "word": "message loop"
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          "word": "message pump"
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          "word": "run loop"
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          "word": "tapahtumankäsittelijä"
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          "word": "buclă eveniment"
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈvɛnt luːp/"
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      "word": "message dispatcher"
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      "word": "message pump"
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      "word": "run loop"
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