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One of the things that computers do very well is execute repetitious tasks. That is, actions that are done over and over again—possibly with some slight variation each time through the “loop.” Statements that make actions repeat are called loops. Another word that means the same as looping is iteration.
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Nikitin, E.W. (1998). The FOR Statement. In: Into the Realm of Oberon. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2300-9_8
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