Looping (Noun)
Meaning
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The algorithm uses looping to repeatedly calculate the average value until it converges to a stable solution.
- The web developer used a looping construct to dynamically generate the rows of the HTML table based on user input.
- The program enters a looping mode when it encounters an error, retrying the failed operation until it succeeds.
- In computer graphics, looping is used to animate scenes by repeatedly rendering and updating the images.
- The solution to the mathematical problem was obtained by using looping to iteratively refine the estimate until it met the desired accuracy.