olemus
sõltub kontekstist

näiteid
ISO/IEC 2382:
programmilausete või -käskude jada, mida
teatud tingimuste täidetuse korral saab täita iteratiivselt
= a sequence of statements or of instructions that may be executed iteratively while a certain condition prevails

Wiktionary:
1. a length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening
3. a shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself
Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
5. an endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition
7. (programming) a programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied
8. (graph theory) an edge that begins and ends on the same vertex
9. (topology) a path that starts and ends at the same point

loop-control variable -- silmuse parameeter
loop operator -- silmuseoperaator (UML)
loop statement -- silmuselause

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow#Loops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_loop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loopback#Telecommunications

vt ka
- Liibanoni silmus
- meilisilmus

- silmusaadress

- silmusantenn
- silmuse keha

- silmusseade

- silmustest

- silmustus

- silmusvõrk

- traadita silmusvõrk