May 15, 2003

infinite loop

n.

One that never terminates (that is, the machine spins or buzzes forever and goes catatonic). There is a standard joke that has been made about each generation's exemplar of the ultra-fast machine: The Cray-3 is so fast it can execute an infinite loop in under 2 seconds!

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:42 AM

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