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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  while
       
           The loop construct found in nearly all
          imperative programming languages which executes one or more
          instructions (the "loop body") repeatedly so long as some
          condition evaluates to true.  In contrast to a repeat loop,
          the loop body will not be executed at all if the condition is
          false on entry to the while.
       
          For example, in C, a while loop is written
       
          	while () ;
       
          where  is any expression and  is any
          statement, including a compound statement within braces
           "{..".
       
          (1995-03-14)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  While \While\, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la,
     OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la,
     hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan.
     hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet,
     and perhaps to Gr. ? the proper time of season. [root]20. Cf.
     Quiet, Whilom.]
     1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a
        time; as, one while we thought him innocent. ``All this
        while.'' --Shak.
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              This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer.
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              [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while,
              And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge.
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              I will go forth and breathe the air a while.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]
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              Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     At whiles, at times; at intervals.
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              And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim
              Powers that we dread.                 --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
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     The while, The whiles, in or during the time that;
        meantime; while. --Tennyson.
  
     Within a while, in a short time; soon.
  
     Worth while, worth the time which it requires; worth the
        time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not
        always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  While \While\, prep.
     Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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           I may be conveyed into your chamber;
           I'll lie under your bed while midnight.  --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  While \While\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Whiling.]
     To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or
     disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
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           The lovely lady whiled the hours away.   --Longfellow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  While \While\, v. i.
     To loiter. [R.] --Spectator.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  While \While\, conj.
     1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time
        that; as, while I write, you sleep. ``While I have time
        and space.'' --Chaucer.
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              Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a
              gradual improvement, while you take care not to
              overload it.                          --I. Watts.
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     2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though;
        whereas.
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     While as, While that, during or at the time that. [Obs.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  While \While\, prep.
     Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  
           I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under
           your bed while midnight.                 --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  While \While\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Whiling.]
     To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or
     disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
  
           The lovely lady whiled the hours away.   --Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  While \While\, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la,
     OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la,
     hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan.
     hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet,
     and perhaps to Gr. ? the proper time of season. [root]20. Cf.
     Quiet, Whilom.]
     1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a
        time; as, one while we thought him innocent. ``All this
        while.'' --Shak.
  
              This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer.
  
              [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while,
              And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge.
  
              I will go forth and breathe the air a while.
                                                    --Longfellow.
  
     2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]
  
              Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     At whiles, at times; at intervals.
  
              And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim Powers
              that we dread.                        --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        
  
     The while, The whiles, in or during the time that;
        meantime; while. --Tennyson.
  
     Within a while, in a short time; soon.
  
     Worth while, worth the time which it requires; worth the
        time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not
        always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  While \While\, v. i.
     To loiter. [R.] --Spectator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  While \While\, conj.
     1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time
        that; as, while I write, you sleep. ``While I have time
        and space.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a
              gradual improvement, while you take care not to
              overload it.                          --I. Watts.
  
     2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though;
        whereas.
  
     While as, While that, during or at the time that. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  while
       n : a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
           some action or condition; "he was here for a little
           while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
           weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: piece, spell,
            patch]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     Αγγλικά conj.
     κατά, ενόσω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     Yola n.
     (l en while)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     conj.
     During the same time that.
     n.
     1 An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
     2 # (lb en US) an uncertain long period of time
     3 # (lb en Philippines) an uncertain short moment
     prep.
     (lb en Northern England Scotland) until.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now only in combination with away; see also while
  away) To pass (time) idly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     conj.
     During the same time that.
     n.
     1 An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
     2 # (lb en US) an uncertain long period of time
     3 # (lb en Philippines) an uncertain short moment
     prep.
     (lb en Northern England Scotland) until.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now only in combination with away; see also while
  away) To pass (time) idly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     conj.
     During the same time that.
     n.
     1 An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
     2 # (lb en US) an uncertain long period of time
     3 # (lb en Philippines) an uncertain short moment
     prep.
     (lb en Northern England Scotland) until.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now only in combination with away; see also while
  away) To pass (time) idly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     Englanti conj.
     1 (yhteys aliskonj k=en)  kun taas
     2 (yhteys aliskonj k=en) vaikka, vaikkakin, jos kohta
     3 (yhteys aliskonj k=en) kun; sillä aikaa kun
     Englanti n.
     aika, hetki, tovi
     Englanti vb.
     (''to while away'') viettää, kuluttaa (leppoisasti) aikaa, lomailla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  while
     Engelska conj.
     medan, när, under samma tid som
     Engelska n.
     stund, tag
     Engelska vb.
     fördriva tid

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  while /wˈaɪl/
  1. gedurende, terwyl, tydens, vir
  2. tyd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  While /wˈaɪl/
  بينما

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  while //waɪl// //ʍaɪl// 
  докато
  during the same time that

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  while /wˈaɪl/
  mezitímco

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  while /wˈaɪl/
  dokud

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  while /wˈaɪl/
  chvíle

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  while /wˈaɪl/
  zatímco

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  while /wˈaɪl/ 
  chweil

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  while /wˈaɪl/ 
  tra