🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

无限循环

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wúxiàn xúnhuán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endless Loop/ˈɛndləs luːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"程序陷入了无限循环。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sequence of instructions in a computer program that repeats indefinitely.

    "The program encountered an endless loop, causing it to freeze."
  2. 2

    A situation in which a process continues without reaching a conclusion.

    "The discussion turned into an endless loop, with no resolution in sight."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'endless loop' combines 'endless', derived from the Old English 'endian' meaning 'to end', and 'loop', from the Middle English 'loope', which refers to a circular or curved shape. The phrase evolved in the context of computing in the late 20th century to describe a sequence of instructions that repeats indefinitely.

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