looping

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noun

Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.

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Meanings

looping1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of loop
nounlooping (plural loopings)

plural loopings

  1. Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
  2. aeronauticsA loop (aerobatic maneuver).
  3. educationThe practice of having a teacher remain with the same group of students for more than one school year.

looping2

noun
  1. The running together of ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare Dutch loopen (“to run”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pooling
Cite this entry
APA

looping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looping

MLA

“looping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looping.

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