n. | 1. | (Iron Works) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. | |||
1. | A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight. | ||||
2. | A small, narrow opening; a loophole. | ||||
3. | A curve of any kind in the form of a loop. | ||||
4. | (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts. | ||||
5. | (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; - called also
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v. t. | 1. | To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; - often with up; |
(programming) | loop - A sequence of instructions that the
processor repeats, either until some condition is met, or
indefinitely. In an structured language (e.g. C, Pascal, BASIC, or Fortran), a loop is usually achieved with for loop, while loop or repeat loop constructs. In other languages these constructs may be synthesised with a jump (assembly language) or a GOTO (early Fortran or BASIC). |