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for loop

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for loop

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

noun for loops

  1. 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.

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noun section of code

Españolbucle for
Portuguêsfor
Françaisboucle for
Deutschfor-Schleife

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"for loop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for%20loop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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for loop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/for%20loop

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"for loop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/for%20loop.

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@misc{for_loop_2026,
  title = {for loop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20loop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}