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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEndless Loop
/ˈɛndləs luːp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sequence of instructions in a computer program that repeats indefinitely.
"The program encountered an endless loop, causing it to freeze." - 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Endless Loop" is said worldwide
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boucle infinie
Transliteration: boolk an-fini
"Le programme a rencontré une boucle infinie."
endlose Schleife
Transliteration: end-lo-ze shly-fe
"Das Programm ist in einer endlosen Schleife hängen geblieben."
ciclo infinito
Transliteration: chee-klo in-fi-nee-to
"Il programma ha incontrato un ciclo infinito."
bucle infinito
Transliteration: boo-kle in-fi-ni-to
"El programa se quedó atrapado en un bucle infinito."
loop infinito
Transliteration: loop in-fi-to
"O programa entrou em um loop infinito."
अंतहीन लूप
Transliteration: antheen loop
"कार्यक्रम अंतहीन लूप में फंस गया।"
无限循环
Transliteration: wúxiàn xúnhuán
"程序陷入了无限循环。"
무한 루프
Transliteration: muhan lupeu
"프로그램이 무한 루프에 빠졌습니다."
無限ループ
Transliteration: mugen rūpu
"プログラムは無限ループに陥りました。"
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