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tight loop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
tight loop
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.

noun

Such a loop which heavily uses I/O or processing resources, failing to adequately share them with other programs running in the operating system.

Inflected Forms

tight loops (plural)

Phrases

infinite loop

Frequently Paired Words

infinite loop

Questions

What does tight loop mean?
A loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.

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