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Keywords: Iterator, Loop, Imperative, Counter, Special

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a loop that goes for as long as you want it

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an operation that requires that the iterator increases at specific steps within specific boundaries

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a special case of a while loop , which is commonly used for doing something a certain number of times

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a specialized form of counter-controlled while loop

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In most imperative computer programming languages, a for loop is a control flow statement which allows code to be executed iteratively.

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