Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for loop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
for loop
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

for loops (plural)

Phrases

do loop foreach loop while loop

Frequently Paired Words

do loop foreach loop while loop

Questions

What does for loop mean?
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.
Where does for loop come from?
From the keyword FOR, used in many programming languages for this purpose.

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