A programming construct that repeats a block of code multiple times, until a specified condition is met.
"Loops are fundamental to programming, allowing tasks to be automated and repeated easily."
A field in a relational table that matches the primary key column of another table, used to cross-reference tables.
"Foreign keys enforce referential integrity, ensuring that relationships between tables remain consistent."
A Java keyword used to define a variable or method that belongs to the class itself, rather than to instances of the class, often used for constants or utility methods.
"The static method was called without creating an instance of the class."
In computing, excessive or inefficient use of system resources, particularly memory or disk space, resulting in degraded performance or system instability.
"The application thrashed the disk due to excessive paging."