An event loop is a programming design pattern that waits for and processes (or dispatches) events or messages in a program. Event loops go by many different names, including message pump, message dispatcher, message loop, or run loop.
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Synonyms:
Message Pump, Message Loop, Message Dispatcher, Event Dispatcher, Run Loop
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