event loop

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈvɛnt luːp/
  • Hyphenation: event loop

Noun

event loop (plural event loops)

  1. (computing) programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program

Synonyms

  • message dispatcher
  • message loop
  • message pump
  • run loop

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • file-based event loop
  • main loop
  • main event loop

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