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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
In programming, continue is a keyword used within loops (such as for or while loops) to skip the rest of the current iteration and move on to the next one. It allows you to control which iterations should be executed based on certain conditions.
Related terms
Break: A keyword used within loops to immediately terminate the loop and continue with the code after it.
Loop: A programming construct that allows a set of instructions to be repeated until a certain condition is met.