movableiterationcode

noun
UK /ˈmuːvəbl ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn kəʊd/
US /ˈmuːvəbl ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn koʊd/

A movable iteration code is a special set of letters and numbers that you can move to different places to make a computer do things again and again.

The teacher showed us how a movable iteration code can be moved into a loop to repeat a drawing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A block of code that can be relocated within a program while still repeating its steps.

She dragged the movable iteration code into the new function without breaking the loop.

3. A reusable snippet that controls how many times an action repeats.

The movable iteration code told the robot to spin three times.

4. A coding card or token that children physically move to show a repeating instruction.

He placed the movable iteration code card next to the arrow to make the bee repeat its path.