<P> Some languages may use a different naming convention for this type of loop . For example, the Pascal language has a "repeat until" loop, which continues to run until the control expression is true (and then terminates)--whereas a "while" loop runs while the control expression is true (and terminates once the expression becomes false). </P> <P> is equivalent to (= = / = = =) </P> <P> In this manner, the do...while loop saves the initial "loop priming" with do_work (); on the line before the while loop . </P> <P> As long as the continue statement is used, the above is technically equivalent to the following (though these examples are not typical or modern style used in everyday computers): </P>

A do while loop is a form of a post - test loop whereas a while loop is a form of a pre - test loop