for statement

FOR statement

[′fȯr ‚stāt·mənt] (computer science) A statement in a computer program that is repeatedly executed a specified number of times, generally while a control variable takes on successive values over a specified range.

for statement

A high-level programming language structure that repeats a series of instructions a specified number of times. It creates a loop that includes its own control information. The following BASIC and C examples print "Hello" 10 times:

BASIC C for x=1 to 10 for (x=0; x<10; x++) print "hello" printf ("hello\"); next x