infinite loop

Summary

infinite loop is a programming idiom^[1]. It draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (programming_idiom category, ranking #5 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• infinite loop's instance of is recorded as programming idiom^[3].
• infinite loop's subclass of is recorded as software bug^[4].
• infinite loop's subclass of is recorded as program loop^[5].
• infinite loop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c9qt^[6].
• infinite loop's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/infinite-loop^[7].
• infinite loop's Quora topic ID is recorded as Infinite-Loop-1^[8].
• infinite loop's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as endlosschleife-informatik^[9].
• infinite loop's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 131367545^[10].
• infinite loop's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 無限ループ^[11].
• infinite loop's FOLDOC ID is recorded as infinite+loop^[12].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for infinite loop include Infinite Loop^[13], a thoroughfare^[14], in United States^[15].

Why It Matters

infinite loop draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (programming_idiom category, ranking #5 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for it include Infinite Loop^[13], a thoroughfare^[14], in United States^[15].