idleloop
nounUK /ˈaɪdəl luːp/
US /ˈaɪdəl luːp/
A loop that just waits and does nothing until it is told to do something.
The computer stayed in an idleloop while it waited for the user to press a key.
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2. A repeated cycle of doing nothing, especially in a game or program.
The character stood in an idleloop until the player moved the joystick.
3. A stretch of time spent waiting without any real activity.
My morning was one long idleloop of checking my phone and waiting for the bus.
4. A piece of music or video that repeats a calm, quiet scene over and over.
The game's menu played a soft idleloop of rain and distant thunder.