LOOPING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

-ing form of the verb loop