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LOOPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
Example:
the solution is obtained by iteration
Synonyms:
iteration; looping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("looping" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb loop
