inner loop

Interior repetition cycle

Inner loop has two main uses.

In programming, it's a loop nested inside another loop—the code that executes most frequently and where optimization matters most.

In urban planning and traffic, an inner loop is a highway or road circling a city's core, as opposed to outer beltways: The inner loop was congested during rush hour.

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nesting hierarchy in programming

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Enclosing iteration structure

bypass · ring road

urban geography (Philadelphia/transit context)

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Enclosing iteration structure

suburbs · outer ring · periphery · exurbs

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