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While loop
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<p>In most computer <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>, a while loop is a <a href="/facts/Control_flow/2XTDfErC">control flow</a> <a href="/facts/Statement_(computer_science)/bEkBufqX">statement</a> that allows code to be executed repeatedly based on a given <a href="/facts/Boolean_data_type/0GWYLDoC">Boolean</a> condition. The <i>while</i> loop can be thought of as a repeating <a href="/facts/Conditional_(computer_programming)/8gDQTqUD">if statement</a>. </p>