main loop

UK: /ˈmeɪn ˌluːp/

Definition

Definition of main loop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

central repeating cycle in a program that keeps running until exit

TECH.

The game crashed because the main loop never handled the pause event.

engineering

TECH.

principal closed path where current or signals circulate in a system

TECH.

The engineer measured voltage across the main loop of the control circuit.

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Expressions with main

main drag

primary street in a town or city

The parade took place on the main drag, attracting a large crowd..

main squeeze

person's primary romantic partner

He introduced her as his main squeeze at the party.

main line

the main route in a transportation system

The train travels along the main line to the city.

in the main

exp.

for the most part

In the main, the project was successful.

main character syndrome

tendency to view oneself as the protagonist in every situation

His main character syndrome makes him think every event revolves around him.

main building

most important or central building in a group

The main building is at the center of the campus.

Expressions with loop

loop in

include someone in communication or updates

Please loop in Sarah on the project updates.

doom loop

self-reinforcing cycle leading to negative outcomes

The company's poor management created a doom loop of failures.

excluded from the loop

adj.

left out of a group or activity

He was excluded from the loop during the project discussions.

out of the loop

adj.

excluded from a group or decision-making process

He was out of the loop on the project changes.

throw for a loop

cause someone to be very surprised or confused

The news really threw me for a loop.

in the loop

adj.

aware of current information or developments

She is in the loop about the project changes.

knock for a loop

surprise or shock someone greatly

The news of his resignation knocked everyone for a loop.

loop the loop

ride a roller coaster that goes in a loop

We screamed as the roller coaster looped the loop.

stuck in a loop

adj.

trapped in a recurring situation

He was stuck in a loop of bad decisions and consequences.

close the loop

provide the final piece of information to conclude a discussion

He closed the loop by confirming the dates for the next meeting.

Examples of main loop in a sentence

Optimizing the main loop significantly reduced the application’s power consumption.
A fault in the main loop caused intermittent power failures.
Software updates were pushed through the main loop of the monitoring system.

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French:boucle principale, boucle maîtresse, ...
German:Hauptschleife, Hauptkreis, ...
Italian:ciclo principale, anello principale, ...
Spanish:bucle principal, lazo principal, ...
Portuguese:ciclo principal, malha principal, ...
Chinese:主循环, 主回路, ...
Japanese:メインループ, 主回路, ...
Arabic:الْحَلْقَة الرَّئِيسِيَّة, الدَّائِرَة الرَّئِيسِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לוּלָאָה רָאשִׁית, לוּלָאָה רָאשִׁית, ...
Russian:основной цикл, основной контур, ...
Ukrainian:головний цикл, головний контур, ...
Hindi:मेन लूप, मुख्य परिपथ लूप, ...
Bengali:মেইন লুপ, প্রধান বর্তনী লুপ, ...
Catalan:bucle principal, ...
Czech:hlavní smyčka, obvod, ...
Danish:hovedløkke, hovedsløjfe, ...
Dutch:hoofdlus, hoofdkring, ...
Greek:κύριος βρόχος, κύκλος ελέγχου, ...
Hungarian:főciklus, fő hurok, ...
Khmer:រង្វិលជុំមេ, សៀគ្វីមេ, ...
Korean:메인 루프, 주 회로, ...
Persian:حلقه اصلی, مدار حلقه اصلی, ...
Polish:główna pętla, pętla główna obwodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):laço principal, malha principal, ...
Romanian:buclă principală, bucla principală, ...
Swedish:huvudloop, huvudslinga, ...
Thai:ลูปหลัก, วงจรหลัก, ...
Turkish:ana döngü, ana çevrim, ...
Vietnamese:vòng lặp chính, mạch vòng chính, ...

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