Meanings
nounevent loop (plural event loops)
plural event loops
- computingA programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages.
Synonyms: message dispatcher, message loop, message pump, run loop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages.
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Finnish tapahtumankäsittelijä
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German Ereignisschleife
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Romanian buclă eveniment
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Russian цикл событий
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Turkish olay döngüsü
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event loop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20loop
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“event loop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20loop. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “event loop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20loop.
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