English Explanatory Dictionary

tight loop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.
  2. Such a loop which heavily uses I/O or processing resources, failing to adequately share them with other programs running in the operating system.

Word forms

tight loop tight loops

Related words

infinite loop
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