loop identifier meaning

Noun: identifier    I'denti`fIu(r) A symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it Derived forms: identifiers Type of: symbol Encyclopedia: Identi...

[Computer] < programming > A loop construct found in many procedural languages which repeatedly executes some instructions while a condition is true. In C , the for loop is...

[American slang] Fig. in the group of persons communicating regularly about a specific plan or project.    I don't know what's going on with the Jones deal since I'm not in th...

Verb: loop    loop Move in loops "The bicycle looped around the tree"   Make a loop in "loop a rope" - intertwine   Fly loops, perfo...

[Computer] < language , text > A string constituting the name of a element in an SGML document .

[Computer] < operating system > (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix . Gids are found in the /etc/ passwd and /etc/group databases (...

[Electronics] Within a label, a character set used to name the kind of item labeled.

[Computer] < programming > (OID) Generally an implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object .

[Computer] < operating system > (PID) An integer used by the Unix kernel to uniquely identify a process. PIDs are returned by the fork system call and can be passed to wait...

[Computer] < operating system > 1. (Or "uid", "user id") A number or name which is unique to a particular user of a computer or group of computers which share user information. The...