What are endless loops ? Why do such loops occur?

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What are endless loops ? Why do such loops occur?

A loop which continues iterating indefinitely and never stops is termed as an endless or infinite loop. Such loops can occur primarily due to two reasons:

1. Logical errors when the programmer misses updating the value of loop control variable.

2. Purposefully created endless loops that have a break statement within their body to terminate the loop.

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