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The `for` loop is a more compact variation of the while loop, with similar parts, and it's useful when you know how many times you want to repeat an action.
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Now we'll explore a third type of
loop in JavaScript called a for loop.
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At first, the for loop might look
a little bit trickier than the while and
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do while loops you learned earlier.
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But a for loop does the same thing,
just differently.
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Like the other loops you learned about,
for loops are frequently used for actions
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that need to run a particular number of
times, like 10, 20, 30, 100, or more.
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The for loop is a more compact variation
of the while loop with similar parts.
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And it's really useful when you know how
many times you want to repeat an action.
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