loopy

adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular [syn: {balmy},

{barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked},

{crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky},

{kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {wacky}]

loop

A sequence of {instructions} that the

{processor} repeats, either until some condition is met, or

indefinitely.

In an {structured language} (e.g. {C}, {Pascal}, {BASIC}, or

{Fortran}), a loop is usually achieved with {for loop}, {while

loop} or {repeat loop} constructs.

In other languages these constructs may be synthesised with a

{jump} ({assembly language}) or a {GOTO} (early Fortran or

BASIC).

(1999-05-06)